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Under promise over deliver?

I was part of an interview panel recently to employ a new Project Manager. Interview was iterating towards a good outcome and we started discussing the philosophy of project delivery. The specific...

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How do I communicate project schedule?

I asked some of my colleagues about their impression of the project management discipline. One comment that was near universal was the impression that Project Managers are unnecessarily wedded to their...

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How do I manage a distributed team?

As the world becomes smaller due to more efficient communication, distributed teams are becoming quite common. If you ring a customer service line in any country, the odds are you will end up being...

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How do I lead when I’m not the line manager?

If you have been managing projects for any length of time, you will have come across scenarios where you are utilizing resources in your projects that actually do not report to you. This is true...

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How do I handle external pressure?

Project management principles are the same world over. However, the application of those principles vary widely depending on the type of organisation you are in and the type of external pressures you...

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Working with Project Sponsors

I went to the Wellington PRINCE2 User Group meeting this week. The topic of the meeting was working with project sponsors. The user group has a format where it invites three speakers, each speaking for...

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How can suppliers use PRINCE2?

I use PRINCE2 as the guiding framework for most of my work. My project management background has been exclusively from a supplier background, delivering services to an organisations implementing...

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The resourcing conundrum

In almost every organisation I have worked, I have seen the dilemma of resourcing in an optimum manner. Every services organisation will try to get maximum utilisation of their staff. This is how you...

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Hitler implements SAP

Came across this one in Youtube. Classic project frustrations. Great sub-titles. Filed under: Cartoon, Project, Stakeholder Tagged: frustrations, Humour

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How do I estimate based on risk?

I have previously contemplated the challenges of keeping to scope and budget and keeping customers happy. If a customer adds new requirements on to a project, it is an easy discussion to have around...

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