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Inside the Quality Toolbox: What Every Project Manager Needs to Know
Why does quality matter to project managers? First and foremost, the quality of the project you deliver reflects on you as the project manager. Just imagine if the application you deliver crashes constantly… Or if a bridge project collapses because you didn’t ask the right questions about quality. If the latter happened, you may never…
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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…
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How to Get a Job in Project Management
Finding a job in project management is an important project in developing your career. You may be seeking a promotion to a higher level of responsibility. Or you may have finished a contract assignment with a company and it is time to search for your next role. In any case, you can use project practices…
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Early Warning Signs of Project Failure
Let’s be honest. Projects do not become distressed overnight. They go from “green” to “yellow” to “red” and along the way, there are plenty of warning signs that failure may be imminent or that immediate changes may be necessary. Ignoring warning signs will undoubtedly result in serious trouble for your project. The earlier the warning…
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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…
