Be an Effective Project Team Leader During a recent project I really appreciated the importance of being an effective leader to guide a project team. The project that I recently took over was a mess. It did not have a plan and there was a lack of an effective leader on the project team. You could sense the teamEffective Project Team Leadership
Progress continues to be made to right a troubled project I recently took over. A project schedule has been established and the team is better organized as a result. In addition we restructured our project management approach by: Establishing daily “War Rooms”. These are extended daily meetings for our technical teams to troubleshoot stubborn issues/defects.Taking Over A Troubled Project Part 2
A few weeks ago I was asked to take over a project from another project manager. The project was troubled and the key stakeholders were incredibly frustrated. There was no solid plan in place. The execution activities were initiated and there are problems with the product that has frustrations boiling over. I knew the firstTaking Over A Troubled Project
Project scope management encompasses the processes leveraged to define, document, and control the work efforts and outputs of the project and set clear boundaries to document and facilitate an understanding of what is included and what is not in the project. There are five processes involved in project scope management, as described below (Schwalbe,What is Project Scope Management and What Are Its Underlying Processes?
A WBS is a deliverable-centric grouping of work activities, broken or decomposed into smaller task or work packages. The WBS defines and documents the scope of work within any project. The multiple approaches to create WBS are as described below (Schwalbe, 2012). Analogy Approach – This entails review and analysis of the WBS ofWhat is Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and the Approaches to Create It?
As I reflect upon 2013 I remember how the year began. I was having trouble with a new manager and the highly visible Program I was working on was troubled. A new Program Director was assigned and I had an opportunity for a fresh start. It was not easy. I remember being asked if IWorking Through Adversity
What is the “squeaky wheel” ? If you manage projects long enough you will encounter a “squeaky wheel”. A squeaky wheel is that person on your program/project team that likes to make “noise”. It is that individual who will challenge your plan and your ideas but not always in a good way. This is theThe Squeaky Wheel
Managing time can be a challenging endeavor from time to time. In the past there were a few times I caused my own challenges when I wouldn’t admit I was over allocated to the extent the quality of my performance would suffer. Now I am not against working overtime when it is required, it comesManaging Your Time
Properly managing stakeholder expectation is important to your project’s success. There will be times you will be expected to deliver toward a date that is given to you without the due diligence you need to complete all of your planning. It can be tempting to agree to expectations that can be unreasonable because of the concerns over correcting theManaging Expectations
A New Manager Recently I was working under a new manager that had a unique style of managing. This was an individual that was new to the department and the type of projects we are assigned to manage. Needless to say, I was not a favorite of the new manager and soon I found myselfManaging In A Difficult Environment
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