It has become common practice for organisations to supplement existing staff resources or to seek additional specialised skills and expertise by engaging project contractors. Matthew Franceschini of Entity Solutions explains why.
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It almost sounds too simple, but it is widely recognised that projects generally fail because of human behaviours, not technical issues. Graham Scott on how to build a high performance team.
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Having the proper personnel is one of the most critical factors to successful implementation and integration of building information modelling (BIM). Paul Sancandi looks at the various roles.
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Connection between work and organisational strategy is critical part of building employee engagement. Elissa Farrow says there’s a lot you can do to build engagement in day-to-day activities.
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In this series, Elissa Farrow charts the importance of high engagement for your project team and how that engagement translates into project success down the line.
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Any reader familiar with the TV series hit ‘The Office’ (UK version) would notice people crouched over computer screens doing who knows what, but all very engaged. Roger La Salle says a virtual environment like this could lead to more productivity on your project.
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It sounds like the title of a great movie, but it’s a battle that is played out every day in every organisation that runs projects. I read something this week that inspired me to write about this battle and what you can do if you are in the midst of it.
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Organisations with broken project management processes need to fix their root social issues first. Rarely is the team lacking the ability to get projects done. Usually, the rate of success is throttled by a lack of organisation, prioritisation and transparency. Liz Pearce shows how ‘moving forward’ is just as easily done as said.
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As project managers we want our team members to have a commitment to deadlines, be optimistic about their work, stay focused on the goal, have a competitive mindset, stick to the budget, and please clients and management, don’t we? And yet they could be disastrous, writes J LeRoy Ward.
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Organisations must consider offering flexible and remote working arrangements to attract and retain talented and skilled project managers. Matthew Franceschini provides an overview on how to prepare your organisation for more flexible roles.
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