Project Team Types
When you take over a project from another project manager, one of the first things you do is make a quick assessment of the project team types. While each of the individuals team member will be...
View ArticleProject Micromanagement
Project Micromanagement is a style in which the project manager controls the team’s work very closely, checking it frequently and making most of the decisions about the team members’ tasks. It allows...
View ArticleProject Stakeholder Management
Many Project Managers start their first day on the job with a new organization uncertain about what lies ahead and the project stakeholders landscape. That landscape is filled with new players and...
View ArticleProject Conflicts
Project conflicts are regular and ever present part of a project manager’s work. For project managers to have a consistently successful track record on his or her projects they need to be able to...
View ArticleProject Failure Reasons
Project managers and team members hear phrases like the one above all too often from executives. Politicians also use it, as we have recently seen in the healthcare.gov project disaster. Most often...
View ArticleCritical Listening
“The Art of Critical Listening” You’re probably familiar with the terms “critical thinking” and the “art of listening.” Both are important skills to cultivate in the project management profession. But...
View ArticleProject Team Building
Project team building is a critical success factor. Every project manager wants a project team that is composed of highly motivated, aggressive problem solvers who are totally committed to their...
View ArticleWork Package
Key success factors for project managers include making crystal-clear assignments to their project team members so those team members understand what’s expected before they start work. A related...
View ArticleProject Estimating Techniques
Summary: Project Estimating is tough for every project manager and doing it well is often the difference between consistent success and frequent failure. Let’s look at some of the estimating fantasies...
View ArticleEffective Criticism
An important part of a project manager’s job is setting norms of behavior and conduct so the team works together effectively and efficiently. That requires setting and then enforcing the standard with...
View ArticleCritical Path
It’s surprising how few PMs use critical path techniques. It requires good scheduling but then it gives you a great tool for shortening duration and planning corrective action. Critical path analysis...
View ArticleConstructive Feedback
Constructive Feedback that Changes Behavior Project managers need to deal with poor performing team members on a regular basis. The best way is two use Constructive Feedback. If you don’t and you are...
View ArticleHow to Screw up a Project – Project Comedy Video
How to Screw up a Project – Project Comedy VideoIt takes a lot of study to learn how to screw up a project this badly. Our 4PM.com cast members show you how in a comedy video about how to screw up a...
View Article3 Point Estimating
3 Point Estimating Estimating is tricky for project managers because the customer wants the project to be done quickly and cheaply. You want your team to be committed to the numbers because they are...
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