Posts Tagged ‘Project Management’
Agile Project Management Challenges and How to Deal with Them
Agile project management is a work methodology that has proven to bring effective and organized work habits in the workplace. However, all development teams face some challenges. Especially ones that…
Read MoreAre Your Project Managers Problem Solvers?
It does not matter how good your planning is or how well you’ve put your project plan together, there will always be unforeseen circumstances that need to be resolved! This…
Read MoreAlignment, Alignment And Alignment!
Whenever we get involved with a team to help them to rescue their project, we quickly encounter the term “not aligned.” I mean this happens 100% of the time, which…
Read MoreScope Creep
Whenever something goes wrong in a project’s performance it is often blamed on “scope creep.” Scope creep has become such a familiar feature in project management that it is mostly…
Read MoreThe Unintended Consequences of Putting a DevOps Team Together!
It is difficult to get teams to collaborate under normal Management situations, let alone having to collaborate effectively in a multifaceted and time pressurized DevOps situation. I have personally found…
Read MoreGet “Close” To Your Most Important Stakeholders
It is a serious mistake to assume that all resources allocated to your project are equally motivated to see your project becoming a success. It could be possible that a…
Read MoreProject Success Lies In The Details
This is the fourth blog by Mat-Thys in the series “Managing Projects: The Forgotten Art Of Influencing People To Get Results” Better the devil you know than the devil you…
Read MoreWho Is Accountable?
Why is this so difficult to get? Accountability is normally not fully understood and I’ve found in many cases this continues to be the situation for not having adequate accountabilities…
Read MoreManaging Projects: The Forgotten Art Of Influencing People To Get Results
Yes, it is different! Project Management practices have evolved into highly professional techniques and tools, but sadly the “managing” part for some reason lagged behind and never enjoyed the same…
Read MoreAlign Stakeholder Expectations… Or Be Prepared To Deal With A Toxic Fall-out!
This is where all the trouble starts. When we asked project managers what they would like to fix first they always answered without a doubt, “the varied project expectations and…
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