September 28th, 2009 Loran Walker
Maturing Project Management Culture
What would be the one (or two) best things to do as a project manager, to promote a project management culture in an organization?
Your comments are welcome and encouraged.
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Archive for September, 2009
September 25th, 2009 Loran Walker
There Must Be “Buy In” From Top Management
Projects cannot be successful without "buy in" from top management of the organization.
Do you think this is true? Why or why not?
September 16th, 2009 Loran Walker
The “Generalist” Project Manager?
What do you think? Should a project manager be able to run any type of project in any type of business? For example could a project manager run a project in the aerospace and retail industries?
I’d be interested in your thoughts. Post them in the comments section.
September 11th, 2009 Loran Walker
Use Presentation Tools to Clarify Communications
Improving communication skills is always a key factor in being effective in any career. However, a project manager has to be adept at working with sponsors, teams and stakeholders. One way to improve effectiveness is to augment your skills with the appropriate tools.
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September 10th, 2009 Stephanie Fuerniss
PMI World Congress in October 2009
Read about the PMI World Congress in October. Capella faculty member, Don Gottwald, will be presenting Leadership Practices that Provide Extraordinary Results on Monday, Oct. 12, 8:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
September 9th, 2009 Stephanie Fuerniss
Guest author: Timothy Krikau, MPA, PMP – Communication Challenges
One of the many challenges project managers face in any organization is proper communication. Statistics indicate that 70% of all failed projects are due to poor communication practices. Scary, but sadly true. Why is this? Communication is one of the easier knowledge areas to learn in that in it’s most basic form, it only consists of the sender, the message, and the receiver. I’m oversimplifying this of course, but my point is clear. What should be a simple aspect of any project is most likely the one that will sink a project. Why?
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September 8th, 2009 Loran Walker
Lessons Learned
It has been said that "Lessons Learned" or a project post-mortem is beneficial to an organization’s project management regimen. However, many organizations do not do this process.
Does your organization utilize "Lessons Learned"? Do you think it is a good process to practice? Why or why not?
