Project Sponsor Pre-Meeting Checklist By Zenkara It’s always a good idea to come prepared to meetings with project sponsors – particularly if you’ve got bad news. The important thing is to spring no surprises....
Why Project Debriefs Are Important By Laura Townson I think it goes without saying, that when it comes to our work, many of us are fearful of the mistakes we make and the repercussions...
Why The Standup Meeting Is Important By Eric Lee High-bandwidth Communication If you’re trying to do agile software development, high-bandwidth communication is incredibly important. It’s almost impossible to overstate the urgent need for team...
“Good News / Bad News” vs. “News Delivered / News Withheld” By Mark Calabrese I don’t agree with the whole “good news/bad news” paradigm. There is only “news delivered” and “news withheld.” The difference...
Project Communication in Threes By Michael Pruitt Something that I often see is the conflation of project administration and project management. While administration is important and plans are good, people are typically poorly motivated...
Project Closeout By Merrie Barron and Andrew R. Barron Every project needs to end and that’s what project closeout is all about in the last phase of the project lifecycle. The whole point of...
10 DO’S and DON’TS of the Project Status Meeting By Barney Austen The best mechanism for open communication for a Project Manager is the Project Status meeting. The objective of these meetings is to...
How to Evaluate Your Project By Keith Mathis – PM Expert Live When working on a project, it is vitally important to continually evaluate and monitor it to ensure that you are staying on...
The 5th Habit and Communication in Program Management By Rob Llewellyn Many aspects of life rely on communication. School, parenting, relationships, sport, politics, social and business are just a few. The trouble is, when...
Project Management Foundations – Project Status Reporting By Steve Hart For those familiar with the movie classic that pokes fun at the workplace, Office Space, you probably remember the scene where that boss repeatedly...
