Why We Should Focus On The Not So Obvious
It is often too easy to focus on the obvious stuff and not on what it is we really need to be doing.
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Senior Manager It Is OK Not To Be An Expert Which Is Why You Have A Project Manager
Now that we are getting close to the project launch, we start to get "help." We get VPs showing up. What is this all about? How can they afford to do this?
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Being A Manager Is Hard But Not For The Reasons I Expected
I got into management because that was where the problems were. This would be simple, I thought, get the management right and then we could get the job done right. Boy, was I delusional.
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Finding A Noble Purpose For That Project Motivates Success
The commercial world is all about making money. Yet successful companies often have a noble mission beyond just making money that helps drive their success.
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Are We Project Managing Or Sending In The Clowns?
Ways we try to help but actually undermine the project. As a senior manager, try to avoid these. As the project manager, try and manage around them if we can not get relief otherwise.
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Project Manager Who Is Really In Charge Of Your Project?
The project manager needs to take charge of their project. Allowing “strong personalities” or other persons (even your boss) to effectively take charge of the project is a recipe for failure. Here is how we did it.
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