No one wants to have to manage with fewer resources, but project teams are being squeezed all the time. It’s likely that at some point in your career you will be asked to manage a project without being given all the resources that you would ideally need to manage it effectively.
How to Avoid Using Schedule Leads
As schedulers we often see situations where a “Lead” would appear to be a good option to model the situation on the ground. This article discusses the situation where a “Lead”
How Responsive Are You To Change?
Ask most people if they like it when things change, and the answer is going to be no. It is human nature – we like the status quo. And that goes for project managers too. We might be a group that manages change professionally, but
Two Ambitious Goals for Your PMO
At Ten Six, we see a couple of themes and goals for this year which include raising the strategic profile of the PMO and improving its approach to organizational skill development.
Get Credentialed: The New Portfolio Management Professional Credential
There’s a new credential available from PMI: the Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)SM. With the pilot due to finish this February it will soon be available for everyone
What is a Project Plan?
In large enterprises with hundreds or thousands of capital projects, it is important to create standards by which all projects must adhere to. This provides the organization the ability to roll up and assess overall
5 Things Your Project Stakeholders Want to Hear You Say
Words matter. As a project manager, you have the ability to impact your project team and your stakeholders by what you say. Here are five things that stakeholders want to hear from you.
Scheduling Best Practice Conundrums
There are some common mistakes made during the creation of project schedules, particularly by folks who are new to the art. In this article I’ll be pointing out a few of the most frequent scheduling
Three Dimensions Of Trust
A lot of the time, Project managers don’t have the project team working directly for them. That means that we have to find alternative ways to involve the team, motivate them, and lead them towards the end of the project.
Do You Need To Be A Subject Matter Expert To Run A Project?
There are two schools of thought about specialized project managers. On the one hand, you could argue that it is necessary for a project manager to have deep domain knowledge. On the other, a project manager’s skills can be said to transfer between projects, regardless of