Project Team

Working with people will be a challenge that requires careful planning. As a Program or Project Manager your “people” skills will be tested to build an effective project team willing to work together to achieve one goal – project success. Project team members will have their egos and character quirks. You will need to be […]

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 team […]

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 I […]

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 the […]