Project Management
ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT PRIMER Part 1
In this series of essays on Engineering and Construction Contract Primer I intend to discuss the basics of Engineering and Construction contracts. I hope they will help those who are new to project and construction management, and possibly provide fresh insights to experienced project professionals. If you are new to project management, then this is…
Read More737 MAX 8 AND THE DEFINITION OF PROJECT SUCCESS
I have been a staunch advocate of separation of project success from business success – the success of the product or deliverable of the project. I’ve taken that position because many other factors, beyond the control of the project team, may determine business success. Nevertheless, I think that the project management community needs to seriously…
Read MoreHOW TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS FOR 2019
If you are like me or like most people, you would have set your goals for 2019. It could be the usual New Year Resolution or a more formal goal-setting process. Statistics show that while most people set goals at the turn of every year, only about 8% achieve their goals. Most abandon them somewhere…
Read MoreSTRATEGY FOR EFFECTIVE DELEGATION
Organizations, in their bid to improve performance, increase efficiency and retain their position in the marketplace, have often dumped more and more responsibilities on already overloaded employees. In some cases, restructuring has resulted in one employee having to take on responsibilities previously performed by two or three. Consequently, some have been stretched to the limits,…
Read MoreIS MULTITASKING KILLING YOUR PRODUCTIVITY?
The idea that multitasking is the enemy of productivity will come to many as a surprise, if not shock. I still remember the look on the face of my young friend when I stated, in the course of facilitating a discussion on Listening, that multitasking reduces productivity. He was shocked! A story is told in…
Read MoreHOW TO CONDUCT PROJECT HEALTH CHECK
How is your project doing? Is it in good health? Do you know how to conduct schedule health check? Do you know how to uncover potential project problems before they become real problems?
Baseline Execution Index is a simple and easy way of checking where your project is today, where it is headed, and when it is likely to end, if nothing changes. This allows the project manager the time to take required action to bring the project back on track.
From Engineering Consultant to EPC Contractor
In this essay I intend to offer suggestions for the smooth transition of engineering consultants to EPC contractors. Countries are resorting more and more to National Content, Local Content, Indigenization, or similar policies, in a bid to maximize the benefits of their natural resources to their citizens. For instance, the Nigerian Government recently announced that…
Read MoreWHAT IT MEANS TO BE AVERAGE
“Average” is what failures claim to be when their friends ask them why they are not more successful. “Average” is the top of the bottom, the best of the worst, the bottom of the top, the worst of the top. Which of these are you? “Average” means being run-of-the-mill, mediocre, insignificant, an also-ran, a non-entity.…
Read MoreFirst Step in Personal Development
In this essay I intend to shade some light on self-awareness as a first step in personal development. Personal development for most people begins and ends with professional or career development. That is because of inadequate self-awareness.
Read MoreHOW TO SELECT A COACH OR MENTOR PART 2
I conclude this two-part series by offering suggestions on how to select and work with a coach for personal and professional growth. Few concepts have suffered more misrepresentation and abuse than coaching. For most people, the idea of a coach is more of a sports coach. But in recent times such expressions as life coach,…
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