Dealing with the Downside of Choices in Project Management
Having choices is both good and bad – and therein we find the challenge for a PM to differentiate between the two sides of choice and guide things …
Continue ReadingHow Project Managers Can Use "Because" Justification
The skill of persuasion is a key tool in a project manager’s tool belt. Learn a counterintuitive trick – uncomfortable to put into practice and yet …
Continue ReadingThe Concept of Reversion to Mean in Project Management
People rely on project managers to fix problems and keep things on track. As a result, they are action oriented, anticipating problems and acting …
Continue ReadingThe Downside of Respecting Authority in Project Management
There is a flipside to respecting authority. If ignored, it can provide a perilous blind spot in our thinking and lead to potentially harmful …
Continue ReadingCountering Social Loafing as a Project Manager
Working in teams has become part of the daily fabric of work in professional environments today. Does the effect of social loafing mean that we are …
Continue ReadingExperience Bias in Project Management
Experience bias involves overextending the lessons learned from our experiences.This article focuses on how to most effectively apply and how to avoid …
Continue ReadingHow to Motivate Project Team Members
Many things motivate people, but we often think of financial motivators first. However, the opportunity to do something that matters, to help people …
Continue ReadingOvercoming Availability Bias in Project Management
In a world awash with information, it is a challenge to distinguish between the useful and useless, the relevant and irrelevant, the complete picture …
Continue ReadingDefining the Scope of a Project for Project Management Success
Although several factors determine a project’s success (or failure), having a clearly defined scope is the first essential step and perhaps the …
Continue ReadingHow Project Performance Measurement and Evaluation Help You Succeed
The perceived success of anything is in large part determined by how it is measured. In addition, there is the matter of tracking where you are on the …
Continue ReadingSuccessfully Resourcing a Project
Having a properly resourced project can absolutely make the difference between project success and ultimate project failure. Indeed, inadequate …
Continue ReadingWhat Is Success in Project Management?
Why is it that some projects are more likely to succeed than others are? Does one have a good process and the other not? Is one just a good …
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