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مطالب توسط Armin Rahimi
Here are Five Ways to Reduce Project Stress
It is natural that projects attract a lot of stress, as you have a fixed set of deliverables to produce in a fixed timeframe and with fixed resources – and all with your project sponsor breathing down your neck. Positive stress can be generated in an environment which boosts productivity and focuses your team on […]
Use These Six Tips to Improve Project Meetings
Use These Six Tips to Improve Project Meetings It seems everyone dislikes meeting – except when it is your turn to call one. Your job is to keep the meeting focused and make it as valuable as possible to the attendees. Here are the six tips to help you. Tip 1. Start with the end […]
Use These Four Steps to Gather Requirements
Knowing how to gather requirements is a skill that every analyst, and project manager, – should have. However, it seems to be a skill that is generally lacking in many organizations. Poor requirements gathering is a major cause of project problems in many organizations. Gathering requirements is more than just asking a few questions and […]
Follow These Basic Steps to Formally Close Your Project
When you start your project you need to make sure you include the activities, time and budget to formally close the project. This is true regardless of whether the project is successful or not. In fact, even if your project is cancelled, you should still go through a formal close process. Here are the things […]
Five Ways to be Try to Turn Around Marginal Performers
One problem that many project managers never get comfortable with is dealing with poor performers. Some people are such poor performers that they ultimately fire themselves. Maybe the bigger challenge is trying to improve marginal performers. These are people that constantly disappoint. They miss a high performance bar, but when you lower the bar they […]
Four Steps to Keep Your Project Plan Up-To-Date
Thee “project plan” refers to your schedule, budget and all the other project management deliverables that you use to manage your project. Whether you’re managing small, medium or large projects, you need to keep your project plan up-to-date on a regular basis. We recommend you update your Project Plan on a weekly basis. It takes […]
Three First Steps to Deploy Project Management Practices
Project management methodology is a framework that allows project managers to successfully manage projects of varying sizes. Many organizations do not follow a formal, consistent methodology of any kind. How do you start with an initiative to introduce project management practices within an organization? From a project management perspective you would probably start the project […]
The Big Three Steps to Manage Project Quality
Being a Project Manager is a tough job! You not only have to produce the deliverables on time and within budget, but you also need to ensure that they meet the quality expectations of your customer. To do this, you need to define and execute a quality management process. By implementing a quality process within […]
Use These Five Reports and Logs to Show Overall Project Status
I think most people are asked to create regular project status reports. Really, status reports are the minimum expectations for project management communication. However, when communicating status, there are other elements that should be communicated in addition to a formal status report. When you communicate project status, you should include the following project management documents […]
Three Ways to Ensure You Collect the Right Metrics
Most companies want to collect more data to be used for fact-based decision making. However, companies struggle actually implementing a strong metrics program. There is a reason – it is really hard! However, there are things you can do to ensure you collect good metrics without going overboard. ۱٫ Make Sure Your Metrics Add Value […]
Four Tips for a Nervous Presenter
Are You a Nervous Presenter? Use These Four Tips to Feel Confident. [image source_type=”attachment_id” source_value=”96″ align=”right” width=”300″ autoHeight=”true”] It is said that all people fear two things – death and public speaking. Having to present in front of others can be nerve-racking – even for experienced speakers. You are not going to find the answers […]
Know These Ten Focus Areas for Project Success
There are many project management processes and techniques that can help your project be successful. Although there are no guarantees, these tips will give you a better chance to be successful. ۱٫ Requirements Make sure that your customer defines their requirements in depth. You need to know exactly what must be delivered. Be specific, write […]
Use These Three Steps to Create a Resource Plan
A Resource Plan identifies the physical resources required to complete a project. It lists each of the resource types (such as labor, equipment and materials) and how many of each you need. If you would like to define a comprehensive Resource Plan for your project, take the following three steps. First, identify the different types […]
Four Ways to Manage the “Project Grapevine”
Back in the 60′, Motown’s “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” was a huge hit, made famous by Marvin Gaye. Marvin may no longer be with us, but the grapevine he sang about is alive and well. The “grapevine” is a great metaphor for the way informal and unofficial news travels from person to person. […]
Use These Six Steps to Resolve Project Conflict
A manager once told me that they could be a better manager if they had better people to manage. Of course, good people managers can work with all kinds of people, and don’t shy away from the challenge of working through difficulty. This is especially true when there is conflict on a project. You need […]
Five Ways to Describe a PM
Here are a number of ways to describe a project manager using some unconventional terms (Not in the PMBOK® Guide.) Plain Talker (communicate clearly) It’s critical that a Project Manager manage expectations by communicating items that are factual, timely, and relevant. You are responsible for removing any ambiguity or confusion around a project through plain […]
Use These Five Tips to Manage Your “To Do” List
There are many tips and techniques to help you with personal time management. However, the one that seems to be universally recommended is the to-do list. It is hard to take control of your day if you don’t have a plan for what you want to do. These to-do lists can be completed daily, weekly, […]
Eight Characteristics of a High-Performance Team
Have you ever been on a project team that had everything going right? The team members all got along; they all had the right skills; they had the right processes; everyone worked hard and pulled together to get the project done. Those are just some of the characteristics of a high-performing team. High-performing teams can […]
Practice These Three Key Ways to Control Project Politics
What happens when your project sponsor wants a different outcome for the project than your other management team and stakeholders want? The answer is that each party tries to influence the project to get what they want. This is one way you get into project politics. The result is that the team is constantly pushed […]
Use This Five Step Approach to Manage Project Finances
Some projects have a large budget and require rigorous management and tracking. Other projects don’t have a budget component at all. When you do have project finances to manage, think about these simple steps. Estimate expenses The first step towards managing your project finances is to estimate the costs. This isn’t as easy as it […]
Webinar: Implementing a Hybrid Agile Model in Your Organization
Over the past 15 years, Agile development models have moved from the underground to the mainstream. At the same time, the nature of Agile has also changed. The pure Agile model of 15 years ago has been refined, expanded and made friendlier to corporate America. While it is true that many companies have successfully implemented […]
Eight Less Obvious Ways to Find Project Success
There are many techniques and processes to help you be successful on a project. Some of them like better estimating and defining requirements are pretty standard and obvious. Here are some other ways to increase the likelihood of success on your project that are not so obvious. Understand the big picture and the details If […]
Use These Six Techniques Provide Meaningful Performance Feedback
The job description of the project manager normally does not include providing formal performance reviews to team members. This is usually a responsibility of each employee’s functional manager. However, there is no question that a project manager does need to provide performance feedback to team members to let them know how they are doing and […]
Here is Why the Initiating Phase is so Important
It might seem that once a project makes it through the approval process it is ready to start. This is not the case. There is one more step that has to happen before a project can actually start. In portfolio management this is the “authorization” process. In project management it is “initiation“. On the surface […]
Use These Four Steps for Completing a Feasibility Study
A Feasibility Study may need to be completed for your project. The best time to complete it is when you have identified a range of different alternative solutions and you need to know which solution is the most feasible to implement. Here’s how to do it. Step 1: Research the Business Drivers In most cases, […]
Remember These Five Often Overlooked Activities to Start a Project
Larger projects definitely need time up-front to define and plan the work. If you do not adequately plan a small or medium project, the consequences will probably not be too drastic. You don’t have that same luxury in a large project. The planning process is very important. But there are some things to consider before […]
Use These Two Techniques for Managing a Schedule
There are many great techniques that help you manage the schedule on your project. Here are a couple. Investigate Further When ‘Completed’ Activities Are Not Really Completed Sometimes a team member says that an activity is complete when in reality it is not quite done. This can happen for the following reasons: The activity should […]
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