In Project Management class, they teach you to make assumptions about your project, identify risks, come up with contingency plans and prepare to have those change request forms handy in your back pocket in case anything should happen. You are on the hook for the knowns, the unknowns and the known unknowns. Anticipating risks and [...]
T here’s something novel about taking on a brand new project and envisioning that clear or not so clear path to success that continues to pique my interest. Forming a team, setting up goals, mapping out a project plan and working your way through milestones poses as somewhat of an adventure to those who favor [...]
V ital to a project’s success is the ability for project managers to identify their stakeholders, define their role within the project, and determine how to engage them and keep them engaged throughout the duration of the project. Whether those stakeholders have a direct or indirect role on your project team, their influence and guidance [...]
E ssential to the success of your project is the input stakeholders provide to your initiative. “A stakeholder is an individual, group, or organization who may affect, be affected by or perceive itself to be affected by a decision, activity, or outcome of a project,” as defined by the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 5th [...]
It’s a time suck. It takes at least ten minutes. It’s part of the perfunctory process. It begins whether you’re two minutes early or five minutes late. It’s long, awkward, and laborious. It’s your one minute of fame. Or not. Round Table Introductions. It’s the preamble to every client meeting and it follows some pre-determined [...]
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