Many project managers are siloed in their organization, without the counsel of other PMs (except maybe once a year or so for conferences.) They spend all their days defining the mission for their projects and your teams, but they haven’t stopped to consider their…
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I was managing a critical project a few years ago, and we needed a workshop to sort out the project requirements. It was really important that the workshop went well, especially as there were some executive managers in the room….
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It was a small company with limited staff and a national presence, and things weren’t going so well. The board decided it was time to oust the current president and replace him with someone new. The barbarians were at the…
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In this video, Jennifer Bridges, PMP, talks about tips for building relationships to help project managers work more effectively with their project management board. In Review: How to Manage Your Project Board Jennifer noted the often adversarial relationship project managers…
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The job description for a project manager is almost endless, but leadership is a constant theme. While there are many people who claim to understand and teach leadership skills, the truth is that being a good leader is part art, part…
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Conflict is part of any project, and it’s crucial to prepare for it and have tools and strategies at your disposal to handle the inevitable. That’s the people part of project management. This video offers workable ideas to resolve conflict…
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It’s important to acknowledge your team’s successes, but some rewards can yield better results than others. In this video, Jennifer Bridges, PMP, talks about how to offer incentives that encourage resources to further achieve the project’s goals. In Review: How…
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No one wakes up and says, “I’m going to be a problem today.” Yet life happens, and that can seriously impact your projects. How you deal with difficult team members is what really matters. The following video gives you practical techniques to deal…
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Jennifer Bridges, PMP, discusses some of the items you need to do to prepare your project for kick off. In Review: Your Project Kickoff Meeting Checklist Jennifer provided a checklist you can use to kickoff your project. In the initiation phase you…
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Project managers have to answer to someone, too. Use your advantage of being skillful managers and know how to apply proven techniques to manage your manager, as Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows in this short tutorial video. In Review: How to Manage Your…
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In this video, Jennifer Bridges, PMP, talks about how to manage your project priorities by organizing your work, managing your tasks and resources. In Review: How to Manage Your Project Priorities As Jennifer noted, as a project manager you’re responsible…
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Have you had to deliver bad news about a project? It may be a weekly status meeting, PMO meeting, or maybe even something bigger like an executive review. The cause of the problem is in the same room as you,…
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Most project managers spend a lot of time communicating. In this video with our host Jennifer Bridges, PMP, you’ll find out how to communicate up, down and around to your project stakeholders. In Review: Key to Effective Communication in Projects…
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