Posts Tagged ‘Project Manager’
DIVORCE RATE AMONG PROJECT MANAGERS: SURPRISES
The first surprise was that there was no research or reliable statistics on the state of health of the marriages of project managers. Isn’t it interesting that project managers produce up to date and sophisticated status reports for their projects, complete with photos, tables, and charts, but have produced none concerning their marriages – the most significant of their relationships?
Read MoreLEADING UP: A CRITICAL SKILL FOR PROJET MANAGER EFFECTIVENESS
One of the key challenges that project managers face, especially in matrix organizations, is the lack of adequate authority to carry out their responsibilities. They must rely on their influence, communication, negotiation, and other skills to obtain required cooperation and resources from functional managers, who are most often their superiors in the organization. Now, one…
Read MoreI Need Your Help!
I am preparing a project planning course for project managers, project engineers, planning engineers and other project personnel. I would like to know what you would like to see in such a course to give you maximum value. Please, take a few moments to respond to this short survey. Your opinion is important to me…
Read MoreEffective Communication – Key to Project Success
Evidences abound that effective communication is key to project success. The Project Management Institute (PMI), for example, recognizes communication as one of the knowledge areas necessary for project management success. It also outlines the role communication plays in each project phase and what form it needs to take.
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