Stepping into Emotional Pressure: An Introduction
Some time ago I was managing a team at a small company, when I faced a challenge with a talented […]
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Leadership
Enabling Product Success with Checkpoint Reviews
At an entrepreneurs’ forum I recently attended, I was heartened to hear that even startups recommended checkpoint reviews. The term
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The Key to Successful Cross-functional Collaboration
Quick: what’s the biggest challenge in cross-functional collaboration? Bing! Yes, “building trusting, open relationships” is correct! Does that sound too
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How to Get the Estimates You Need
So you need to put together a schedule, but are having trouble getting estimates from your team? Believe it or
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Breaking the Cycle of Micromanagement
Does this sound familiar? Project Manager: I thought I knew where we stood, but turns out we’re further behind than
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Avoiding Communication Pitfalls
Ugh, the communication pitfall. We’ve all fallen into them. The question is, can you get out? Or better still, can
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Help! We’re Out of Sync!
Project Sponsors, does this sound familiar? You’ve got a great team, and you’ve pointed them in the right direction on
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The Making of Scrappy Project Management
On Oct. 9 we had the launch of my new book “Scrappy Project Management: The 12 Predictable and Avoidable Pitfalls
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Project Lessons from the Big Boys
If you read the business news you must be aware of the intense rivalry between the European Airbus Consortium and The
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Project Management – A Profession or What?
I read sometime ago in some management publication (whose name I can’t recall) that project management will never be considered a profession,
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Sunday’s Pithy Blog – Better Communications Through Ah Counting
We all know that project management is primarily a people business. As such, communicating with humans is the most important skill
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