Dealing with high maintenance project team members High maintenance types suck up lots of time and they lower the output of the entire team. Here’s Michelle LaBrosse on identifying and reducing the impact of high maintenance behaviour. February 25, 2015 Blogs Teamwork
Should project goals be achievable or aspirational? As a project manager, which do you find a better project: an achievable goal or an aspirational one? asks editor Adeline Teoh. February 16, 2015 Blogs
How to use critical success factors John Rockart coined the phrase ‘critical success factors’ meaning factors that need to be measured and managed as pre-requisites to success. The project fraternity redefined this phrase to mean “the most important success measures”—and they’re wrong, writes Jed Simms. February 6, 2015 Blogs
Making meritocracy work for your project team Where does meritocracy stand in an age where equality has started to mean mediocrity? What are some of the drawbacks of treating everyone the same? Editor Adeline Teoh on how to reward your project team without resorting to generic congratulations. February 2, 2015 Blogs Teamwork
No such thing as a pristine project Anyone can write a lessons learnt report for a project, but to really make your achievements and failures count, lessons need to be sustainable. Editor Adeline Teoh on fresh starts and lessons learnt. January 19, 2015 Blogs Lessons Learnt
When opportunity knocks By quietly listening for the opportunities in your life, and learning to recognise them in all their different forms, you can find plenty of avenues for self-improvement, says Michelle LaBrosse. January 15, 2015 Blogs
Mind the change gap Organisations are often in the situation where their desire for change outweighs their capacity for change and therefore there is an uncomfortable gap where project failure lurks. Elissa Farrow suggests bridging this gap with capacity training. January 13, 2015 Blogs Change
A project that could save your life As we approach the end of another year, you need to remember to protect one of your biggest project assets—yourself. Editor Adeline Teoh on stabilising your foundations and leading by example. December 15, 2014 Blogs
Leading projects Effective leadership and sponsorship of projects is essential for project success. Elissa Farrow recaps a workshop in which young project managers are encouraged to share experiences to better lead a project team. December 11, 2014 Blogs
