Everyday Character Traits of Project Managers That Will Cost You a Promotion
Project management is a well-defined field with training opportunities for those in leadership positions. Still, favoritism, temper tantrums and …
Continue ReadingScenarios for Root Cause Analysis in the Healthcare, Customer Service, Plant Engineering, and Software Development Industries
I’m sure it wouldn’t make you happy to get incorrectly diagnosed at your next trip to the hospital. Would the doctor conduct a Root Cause Analysis …
Continue ReadingUsing Empathic Listening Skills to Improve Stakeholder Communications
One of the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey is to “Seek first to understand, then be understood.” This is …
Continue ReadingWhen and Why Should a PM Review a Past Project?
Just wrapped up a project? Now is a good time to conduct a project review and give your team the chance to find out what went well, what went wrong …
Continue ReadingWhen Is a Charrette Session Useful?
Are you the project manager who faces many problems in the project planning phase? The charrette is the collaborative model used to resolve these …
Continue ReadingWork Order Tracking Software to Make Your Life Easier
If you are searching for software programs with work order tracking features, you are in the right page. Find details about the top five work order …
Continue ReadingWould Michele Bachmann’s Style Work as a Project Manager?
Step aside Sarah Palin—Minnesotan Michele Bachmann makes you look like, well a soccer mom with lipstick! The Tea Party 2012 presidential candidate …
Continue ReadingA Project's Sunk Costs - Should You Ignore Their Effect?
Sunk costs tend to be confusing. In our academic learning, we are taught that they’re necessary but treated as outright losses and hence should …
Continue ReadingActive Listening Techniques to Make You a Better Project Manager.
If you are a project manager, and you are hearing comments like “You are not getting my point,” “You are just not listening to …
Continue ReadingAgile Project Requirements Gathering: Techniques to Identify User Stories
It may be blasphemy to some, but Agile does have a requirements gathering process. In this article we look at different ways to trawl for requirements …
Continue ReadingBest Practices for Cost Estimating in Construction Project Management
As one of the major responsibilities for construction project managers, cost estimation ensures that a project gets done within budget and on time. …
Continue ReadingDon't Miss These Important Business Books That Will Help You Improve Your Business Game
One of the best ways to come up with new tricks to help you manage your projects and your productivity is by reading one of the many great business …
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