Remote Project Management: Gain Support by Easing Stakeholder Fears
Fear of the unknown, fear of failure, fear of becoming unpopular with sponsors and executives—fear in all its forms can be a significant hurdle for project teams and the sponsors who support them. The...
View ArticleRemote Project Management: Make Flexibility Your Strength
For organizations unaccustomed to supporting a dispersed workforce, the lack of a single shared job location can create worries about weakness. Will communications break down if we can’t talk face to...
View ArticleDo These 6 Things Before Removing a Project From Your Portfolio
You should already have a formal mechanism for adding projects to your organization’s portfolio. However, our project management consulting teams have found that some companies don’t follow an...
View ArticleImprove Your Project Scope Definitions
A properly defined scope can make all the difference between project success—meeting stakeholders’ expectations, sticking to your budget, and completing key deliverables on time—and failure. Even when...
View ArticleGot Scope Creep? Use It to Improve Your Project Results
Project teams usually view scope creep as something to be avoided, and they apply every technique available to keep their project within its defined parameters. For organizations that regularly...
View Article4 Reasons Your Company Thinks Your Project will Fail
Even a team that’s on track for project success can become disheartened if the rest of the company isn’t behind them. Our project management consultants know how important it is for stakeholders to...
View Article5 Reasons Stakeholders Lose Interest in Projects (And They’re All Your Fault)
Long project lifecycles, overlapping initiatives, and the quick pace of change in today’s businesses can make it difficult for project teams to keep stakeholder interested in a particular project....
View Article6 Reasons a Detailed Project Timeline Helps Boost Stakeholder Engagement
Developing a workable schedule is a core element in moving projects from the planning phase through to a successful completion. Unfortunately, some teams create only a vague schedule, or they choose...
View Article5 Things that Won’t Happen in Your Next Project
Project teams typically focus on what will (or could) happen in the next project, and that’s the right place to put your energy. You need to look for risk factors such as bad weather, labor shortages,...
View Article9 Tips Project Teams Can Use to Keep Busy Stakeholders Engaged
Does it seem like project stakeholders routinely ignore messages coming from your team? They don’t, of course, but it’s easy to see why people don’t read every e-mail or respond promptly to new...
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