The key to any successful project, as you might know is communication. As a manager, you are central to that communication, which is an ongoing process throughout the life cycle of a project. A good manager must be effective in communicating with all stakeholders and team members through various mediums. …

Grow your business and teams with these principles — During my career I have been working with many managers, business developers and team leads. In these years I have come up with a collaboration model that helps and nurtures growth in an organisation. So I collected and refined some principles by observing what works and what doesn’t. To me…

Effective budgeting can set you up for success as a project manager. This reading will discuss some of the most common budgeting challenges you may encounter and how to manage them. Challenge 1: Budget pre-allocation You may encounter situations where your budget is already set before you even start the project. This is known…

Company culture, principles of conduct, ethics — Ethical leadership is a form of leadership that promotes and values honesty, justice, respect, community, and integrity. As the leader of a project team, you will be expected to help your team succeed by leading with ethics. …

Types of dependencies Dependencies are a relationship between two project tasks in which the completion or the initiation of one is reliant on the completion or initiation of the other. Let’s explore four common types of dependencies: Finish to Start (FS) In this type of relationship between two tasks, Task A must be completed before Task B…

Tips for creating your communication plan — Identify, identify, identify Before you begin creating a communication plan, answer these questions to ensure that you have all of the relevant information: Project stakeholders: Have you created a RACI chart or stakeholder map of all your stakeholders? Who is your audience? …

Understanding ethical traps An ethical trap is an ethical dilemma that causes us to make a certain decision without regard for our ethical principles. You may face ethical traps throughout the course of a project. However, ethics can be of particular concern when it comes to procurement. …

The need At some point in my career I had to evaluate my fellow colleagues and thus I wanted to be as fair and objective as possible. For this reason I researched online for standard measurement techniques online. I searched also for info on what tech giants were doing. …

How to manage risks with the highest potential of impacting your project. — Single point of failure risks Once you have identified your risks and ranked them, you need to give special attention to the risks that could have a catastrophic effect on your team’s ability to complete the project. A single point of failure is a risk that, if it were to materialize, could cause a significant…