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Is a Web Based PM Solution Right for You?
You are charged with figuring out a new (or first time) project management software solution for your organization. Five or ten years ago your research and selection process would have been much easier...
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5 Keys to Running a Good Project Meeting
I'm not sure why, but running a good meeting is like an art form. Not everyone can do it, some never can, and others can most if the time but rarely do you find that individual who always runs a great...
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Figure Out Who Your Backup Really Is
Everyone works best with a right-hand man…or woman, right? Batman had Robin (sometimes). Abbott had Costello. Bert has Ernie. And project managers need to have someone they can go to in the face of...
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Reaching the Customer Who Doesn’t Want to Be Reached
Every so often you run into one of those project customers who really wants nothing to do with the project. And I don’t mean hard to get in touch with. No, I mean they are impossible to reach. They...
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Project Pricing: Fixed Price vs. Time and Materials
Ah, the project and consulting dilemma.Fixed price vs. time and materials (T & M). Which is better? Do you prefer one over the other? And do you mix and match on some projects? I know I have on...
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Going Outside Our Comfort Zone – Part 1
I was recently watching the ESPN documentary on Michael Jordan - arguably the greatest basketball player who ever lived. The documentary was about him giving up basketball after his father's murder and...
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Going Outside Our Comfort Zone – Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of my two-part discussion on growing personally and professionally by going outside of our normal comfort zones. Personally, I’m the first person who would say that they usually like...
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Dealing with Those Hard Changes – Part 1
Sometimes we have to make those very tough calls in life. Things happen, changes come into play, and what we originally thought mattered or was relevant or was critical to our lives, our jobs, our...
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Dealing with Those Hard Changes – Part 2
In Part 1 of this two part series, I introduced the concept of the hard changes we go through in life, jobs, and projects. And when it comes to projects, we all know that change is inevitable – we see...
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Testing the Waters
New concepts, new products, new ideas. They are all important...of course. Without them we would never have anything new, we would never have new technology to implement and we would never have new...
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Taking Things for Granted
I think we all tend to take a lot of things for granted. I don’t mean everyone everywhere. There are many people who have lived very difficult lives who likely take very little, if anything, for...
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Flexible PM Methodology
What is your organization's tool of choice? And by tool I mean methodology. Do they have one? Have those in charge gathered and said, "This is how we will run our projects"? Have the laid down the law...
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Handling the Project Pressures – Part 1
We all have that point where we just can’t – or won’t – take it anymore. That sort of boiling point that – when reached – is the end of the line. I reached it the other day with a contractor on our...
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Handling the Project Pressures – Part 2
In Part 1 of this two part series I asked our readers the question: What is your boiling point? When does the pressure become too much that you start to lose control. My guess is that most of us can’t...
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The Round PM Peg in the Square Slot
It is almost laughable what companies will refer to as a project management role these days. Short-term projects and contracts, long term consulting gigs, contract to hire and direct hire positions. It...
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