14 Project Management Tools You May Not Know About
You can certainly wing it if you want to. It’s not recommended to manage your complex project engagements without the use of a solid project management software tool. That means we spend lots of...
Brad Egeland
Move from Good Project Management to Stellar Project Management
You consider yourself a pretty good, experienced and dedicated project manager. Your projects are more likely to succeed than your fellow PM colleagues. You seem to complete them on time and on budget more...
5 Tips from Savvy Project Managers
I decided to do something a little different. Rather than keep dolling out advice from my own experiences and observations, I decided to reach out to some trusted colleagues and some digital acquaintances for...
Becoming a Better Communicator
There’s little question that one of the key elements of being a good leader in any capacity is the ability to communicate well. And when you’re dealing with several skilled resources delivering critical functionality...
8 Things Your Project Customer Should Never Hear – Part 2
In Part 1 of this two part series, I covered items 1-4 of the eight things your project customer should never hear you say…or hear your team say. You may actually have to say...
8 Things Your Project Customer Should Never Hear – Part 1
Honesty is key. I firmly believe that the project manager must be the #1 communicator on the project and that they must always be above board with the project customer. After all, the customer...
Improving One Project at a Time
If we are dedicated our profession, then we usually desire to grow and gain new experiences. Many professions offer or require continuing education and organizations – and good resource managers in those organizations –...
Quality Can be Deadly
Something happened to my family a few days ago that made me think of this topic. It had nothing to do with project management…but it had everything to do with something that was far...
Setting the Course for Proper Project Planning
Putting the project plan or schedule together is no exact science. And it’s likely never ‘right’ or truly ‘done’ until the project is over. Even small projects can have an overwhelming amount of detail....
3 Ways to Improve Your PMO Today
How many project management offices have you been involved in or led? How many, in your opinion, have been successful? How many have served their purpose, helped the organization, properly equipped the projects managers,...
