Author: MS
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How to manage conflict with stakeholders
Communicating with a wide range of individuals is a significant part of the role of the project manager. From new team members to seasoned ones, suppliers to stakeholders, the ways in which a project manager is required to conduct their communication will be different from one group to another. The group that is, however, most…
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Training employees in new techniques – things to consider
Are you implementing new techniques in your business? To ensure your employees change how they work it isn’t as simple as just telling them what to do. Employees are an organisation’s best asset so by investing in the workforce you’re effectively investing in the business. One way to ensure employees remain productive and satisfied in…
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31 ways you can improve your business
It does not matter what sort of business you run, whether it is a coffee shop or a financial services firm, you are always going to be on the lookout to achieve more. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the many different ways that you can better your business today. Provide customers…
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10 Steps to the Perfect Project Meeting
I was in a meeting earlier this week that was typical of so many project meetings I have attended. A rough agenda had been drawn up by the person chairing the meeting but no-one else had seen it before the meeting started so we didn’t quite know what to expect. And one person was…
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20 Things Successful Project Managers Do
The difference between a truly successful project manager and one who is less than successful can often come down to the little things like building up a good rapport with your team and with your stakeholders. But sometimes, no matter how well a team and project are managed, failure seems to loom large from…
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Do Project Managers Need Business Knowledge?
I have been debating recently with some colleagues about whether project managers need to have in-depth business knowledge of the business area in which they are managing projects. By in-depth we specifically meant having previously worked in the business itself before becoming a project manager. In fact, there are some organisations that use…
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The Unique Challenges of Managing Global Projects
Managing a global project presents a unique set of challenges apart from the obvious ones of different physical locations and time zones. There are also likely to be cultural issues that extend far beyond language barriers; as well as issues of efficiency, administration and reporting. Many large companies have a worldwide presence and…
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10 Ways to Motivate your Project Team
I’ve been reading a lot lately about what motivates a person in a work environment and, more specifically, in a project environment. Motivation is one of those things that is different for different individuals but if you can get it right in your project team then a motivated team can overcome all sorts of problems…
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What Does a Project Manager Do All Day?
Being a Project Manager is a multi-skilled role and when I was thinking recently about what exactly that role involved my first thoughts, naturally, were the “managing” aspects. It is fairly obvious that a project manager manages: Budget Schedule Risks Quality Change But being an effective, successful project manager involves far more than simply “managing”…
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Project Management Quotes to Inspire You
Working ten hour days allows you to fall behind twice as fast as you could working five hour days. – Issac Assimov Trying to manage a project without project management is like trying to play a football game without a game plan. – K. Tate A project without a critical path is like a…
