What Disastrous Communications Management Looks Like

Even though the project stakeholder said things were okay, the mumbling, the failure to meet your eye, and the sighing all tell a different story. Now you’re stuck with bad information that could potentially throw off project assumptions or project schedule. You’ll need to investigate further to get to the truth, but be careful: this…

In Case You Missed It: PMI Global Congress 2015

Last month was a blur. We read 2,000 tweets so you don’t have to. [View the story “PMI Congress 2015” on Storify]

Forget These Project Stakeholders and You’re Toast

Forget a project stakeholder and you’re toast. We mean it. Understanding the needs, expectations, and potential issues of project stakeholders is crucial to the success of any project. Ask the right questions and you will find stakeholders in all sorts of places you wouldn’t expect. We came up with with these must-not-forget stakeholders for a major community construction…

10 Ways to Manage Conflict on Project Teams

Managing conflict is hard, but it’s important to know that conflict isn’t necessarily bad. In fact, research shows that a project team under the right leadership can handle extensive conflict and still produce great results. Effective project managers and especially PMPs, know when to let conflict lead to new knowledge and creativity and when to intervene, facilitate problem…

The Worst Answers to 5 Project Management Interview Questions

Where a fluff interview answer but a solid resume could still win you a job in other sectors, it’s likely to cost you a project management job. Because project managers are prized for their ability to solve problems, the scenario-based interview question requires a solid response. Sometimes it’s hard to know what makes a truly…

Test Prep Tuesday: Free PMP Question on Project Conflict

Conflicts are a way of life in projects and can occur at any level in the organization, usually as a result of conflicting objectives. Many companies have managing conflict best practices which incorporate conflict resolution modes. Test your knowledge of the conflict resolution modes with today’s free PMP® practice question. Question: A project conflict has…