Best Days for a Meeting
Best Days for a Meeting By Shea Heaver Picking a particular day of the week for a meeting may prove to be one of the most effective, yet simplest to implement, means of achieving...
Category: Communications Management
Conducting Effective Meetings – Part 4 – Post Meeting Activities
Conducting Effective Meetings – Part 4 – Post Meeting Activities (#4 in the series Conducting Effective Meetings) By Tom Carlos (PMP) Review the meeting minutes: Follow these steps: Make sure the minutes are transcribed...
Conducting Effective Meetings – Part 3 – Facilitate The Meeting
Conducting Effective Meetings – Part 3 – Facilitate The Meeting (#3 in the series Conducting Effective Meetings) By Tom Carlos (PMP) Leave space for late arrivals: Late arrivals are inevitable. It’s always a good...
Conducting Effective Meetings – Part 2 – Planning and Preparation
Conducting Effective Meetings – Part 2 – Planning and Preparation (#2 in the series Conducting Effective Meetings) By Tom Carlos (PMP) Planning and Preparation Planning Define your goals and objectives for the meeting: A...
Conducting Effective Meetings – Part 1 – Develop your style and rules
Conducting Effective Meetings – Part 1 – Develop your style and rules (#1 in the series Conducting Effective Meetings) By Tom Carlos (PMP) As a Project Manager, your experience tells you that “communications” (in...
Project Communications – Keeping Stakeholders Informed
Project Communications – Keeping Stakeholders Informed By Claudio Locicero Communication of project status to project stakeholders must be performed continuously throughout the project’s lifecycle to ensure that everyone has current information. A communications plan...
Whose Standup Is It?
Whose Standup Is It? By Johanna Rothman Esther and I were teaching a Behind Closed Doors tutorial at Better Software yesterday. One of the participants was a program manager. He couldn’t see the value...
The Power of “I Told You So”
The Power of “I Told You So” By Thomas Cutting It is a wonderful feeling to be right, especially when you prove someone else wrong. Unfortunately, as project managers most of what we predict...
Ransomed Projects
Ransomed Projects By Thomas Cutting It’s the week before go-live on a major initiative. Tests indicate that all requirements have been met, input feeds are working properly and output is as expected. Unfortunately there...
Managing the Thing: Acceptance Management
Managing the Thing: Acceptance Management (#5 in the series Managing the Thing) By Thomas Cutting The third leg in our attempt to manage The Thing is Acceptance Management. The purpose of Acceptance Management is...
