Project contractors and productivity

Project contractors are a highly focused and committed workforce. What’s more, they are just as, if not more productive, than their permanent employee peers. Matthew Franceschini takes a look at the reasons why business engagement of these project contractors is on the rise in Australia.

Commitment, productivity and the project contractor

Project contractors may be suitable for projects or assignments but to get real commitment, productivity and engagement, you need to rely on permanent employees. Or do you? asks Matthew Franceschini.

Do project managers have an expiry date?

It’s a malady that has the potential to infect any unsuspecting project manager and any project team. It can result in million-dollar mistakes, tantrums and broken families—but there are no special days to raise awareness of this affliction. What are you doing about burnout? asks editor Adeline Teoh.

Survey shows tools boost collaboration, productivity

Collaboration software company Mindjet has revealed that delivering projects on time and on budget ranked first as the most important aspect of collaboration activity.

Will a virtual office work for project managers?

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.

The kindness and cruelty of project management

Jed Simms long ago discovered that the opposite to project ‘success’ is rarely failure but ‘compromise’ in project delivery performance and in compromised future performance. Here he insists we have to be cruel to achieve the project outcomes we want.

The truth about project benefits

The project should always be focused on benefits from the business case onwards, not as an afterthought, argues Jed Simms, so why do we still pour our energy into managing cost when we should also manage value?

Project management at speed

Michelle LaBrosse on the difference between doing projects on autopilot and achieving project flow:

“It is imperative to remain in the driver’s seat to ensure that we constantly remove road blocks that make our project teams falter and pause.”