The world gets more complex and intertwined, which creates more projects involving complex integrations. What is an integration? It’s when separate systems or components are brought together to build a seamless solution. For example, building a satellite means integrating a propulsion system, navigation component, scientific instruments for research, communication components, and others. Here are […]
Have you ever had to negotiate a project deadline with your project sponsor? It’s daunting, but being prepared makes the interaction easier. Here are my top four tips for preparing to negotiate a project deadline. Identify what’s driving the deadline. Ask questions about desired deadlines and what drives those dates. It could be a legal […]
Sponsors provide financial support, champion the project and make key decisions. So, it’s crucial that you understand how your project sponsors make decisions. By watching for these types of decision-making, you can adjust your approach to get the best decisions and support your project’s success. Fact-based decisions. Project sponsors want facts and data they […]
What should you do if you don’t agree with the project business case? The answer depends on what about it makes you uncomfortable. The project business case is the foundation for the project. Get it wrong and the likelihood of a successful project is low. Here are four issues you might have about the business […]
As a project manager, you need healthy relationships with influential senior leaders. That can involve dealing with relationship issues between those leaders. Here are pointers for dealing with strained relationships between senior leaders that can impact your project.
Some people might think agile project methodologies aren’t disciplined because things change a lot. Au contraire! Agile totally supports change control and management.
Shaping perceptions of your project should is an important part of project communication. Here are powerful ways your project status report can influence stakeholders’ perception.
Feasibility studies help to show the potential viability of a proposed project. A feasibility study should recommend initiating a project if business conditions are right. If conditions aren’t right, the study should help management understand the risk they’re taking if they approve the project anyway. Here are do’s and don’ts when you run a project […]
Risk management can be difficult when risks are hard to address. Some difficult risks are abandoned too quickly as unmanageable when they could be addressed. Be persistent! Here are four approaches to consider when you are struggling to derive a response to a risk. Try to reduce the probability or impact if the risk occurs. […]
Estimating projects is never easy. There are too many variables. Team performance can be inconsistent. And even with sound risk management, issues arise. These variables can require adjustments to estimates for part of a project. Sometimes, re-estimating the entire project might be in order. Here are circumstances when a complete project re-estimation is in order. […]
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