Author: Brad Egeland

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 money on several site licenses and start training, reading and the long learning curve to productive PM engagements and efficient 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 often than not, and many of the more complex projects get handed to you by your senior leadership because of your…

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 project management tips to pass along to our readers. I asked respected project managers for some tips that aren’t necessarily things…

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 on a long term project worth potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars, then it’s very obvious that the project manager must…

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‚Ķor hear your team say. You may actually have to say these things to them, but not in a negative way and not as an immediate response to a question, thought or…

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 is paying for the engagement, it’s their money, they want us to succeed, and they know that we are the experts…

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 – often look for growth opportunities for their employees in the form of training and new and challenging assignments. As project managers,…

Something happened to my family a few days ago that made me think of this topic. It had nothing to do with project management‚Ķbut it had everything to do with something that was far more important to me ‚Äì my son. I was in the emergency room with my two year old son and the…

Putting the project plan or schedule together is no exact science. And it’s likely never ‚Äòright’ or truly ‚Äòdone’ until the project is over. Even small projects can have an overwhelming amount of detail. No matter how large or small the project is, the key is to use a systematic approach for breaking the work…

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, and positioned themselves for long term ongoing project successes? I was reading about a 2012 survey indicating that 87% of organizations…