Managing the Stakeholder - the Negative Kind as well as the Supportive Kind - Part 3 By George Bridges, PMP
I have outlined a series of articles to discuss the topic of stakeholder management in a project environment. As we stated in Part 1 of this series; Stakeholder Management can be described by using the following diagram (Figure 1), developed by Dr. Harold Kerzner, Senior Executive Director with International Institute for Learning, Inc:
"I was just assigned my first project! Now what?" By Terry Quanborough, PMP, FCMI, DMS, MBCS, CITP, MNZCS
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Background:
Congratulations on your assignment. At this stage you are possibly overwhelmed after the initial adrenalin rush. There is so much to consider and this paper provides a few prompts to ensure that you start on the right track and get some traction!
I was just assigned my first project! Now what? By Giancarlo Duranti, PMP
When project managers accept the responsibility for all aspects of project performance, including the technical quality, costs and schedule performance, they in effect put their careers on the line. If things go well, management knows precisely whom to credit. If things go poorly, management also knows precisely whom to blame.
Adapted from Earned Value Project Management (Quentin – Koppelman) pg. 152
Read more: I was just assigned my first project! Now what? By Giancarlo Duranti, PMP
Starting Your New Project on the Right Foot! A New Project Manager's Interview with their Mentor By George Bridges, PMP
New Project Manager: I was just assigned my first project! Now what?
Mentor: Well congratulations you are now a project manager so what do you need to do? Perhaps you need to get yourself organized as a project manager.
New Project Manager: Ok, I think I am organized so what do you mean?
The Green Project Manager By Jacqueline Dennis, PgMP, PMP
Often times I have a vivid imagination. When I thought about the focus of this month’s publication and what to write to help project managers who are managing projects for the first time, my attention was turned to the works of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known by his pen name “Dr. Seuss.” Perhaps you are familiar with Dr. Seuss’ books written for children: “Green Eggs and Ham,” “One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish” and “The Cat in the Hat.” The “Cat in the Hat” is my favorite. I have a copy of the book in my office primarily because The Cat in the Hat, in my vivid imagination, is a picture of what not to do as a project manager.
Read more: The Green Project Manager By Jacqueline Dennis, PgMP, PMP
Twenty Common Mistakes Made by New or Inexperienced Project Managers By Harold Kerzner, Ph.D., PMP
You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. Yet you still persist in making mistakes. Project managers are not infallible. Most project management training courses, even those focusing on the PMBOK® Guide, stress “generally accepted best practices.” What is not taught are discussions on what not to do as a project manager.
Risk Doctor: Asking the Right Questions By Dr. David Hillson, PMP, FAPM
One of the most common symbols used to represent risk is a question mark (“?”), reflecting the uncertainty associated with all risks. Since risk is defined as “uncertainty that matters”, there will always be at least four important questions to answer about every risk:
- What is the uncertainty?
- How uncertain is it?
- Why does it matter?
- How much does it matter?
Read more: Risk Doctor: Asking the Right Questions By Dr. David Hillson, PMP, FAPM
Positive Leadership in Project Management - The OODA Loop By Frank P. Saladis, PMP
Much has been written about leadership and how to become an effective leader. There is so much material about leadership available that it can sometimes be difficult to decide what to read and, for me, what to write about. I recently entered the word “leadership” in Google and there were 155,000,000 results in less than a second. Near the top of the page was a link to www.nwlink.com. I decided to take a look at that link and I was brought to a page entitled “The Art and Science of Leadership – A complete Guide to Leadership.” The page included a rather comprehensive list of things associated with leadership. Things like direction, communication, motivation, character, change and growing a team. There were quite a few items to select from but, near the bottom of the list, was the selection shown as OODA. I had read about something called the “OODA Loop” and decided to take a closer look.
Read more: Positive Leadership in Project Management - The OODA Loop By Frank P. Saladis, PMP
Ask Harry: The Fundamentals of Survey Development and Analysis By Harry Rever, PMP - Director of Six Sigma
This article was originally published at the University of Texas at Dallas 4th Annual PM Conference and is reprinted with permission from the author.
What makes our company’s external customers happy? What makes them loyal? From a project perspective, what did our stakeholders like and dislike about how the project was managed? Are the recipients of our projects satisfied? How do you know? Are our internal employees happy, satisfied, and motivated? What do employees think of the effectiveness of leadership, the direction of the company, or what the barriers are to quality work? What is so critical to quality to our customers that if we don’t provide it, they will complain or just leave? What are the most important characteristics of a successful project manager? Most importantly, what are the drivers to overall satisfaction and what drives sales?
Are Program Managers on the Career Path to the C-Level? By Gary Hamilton, Gareth Byatt, and Jeff Hodgkinson
The debate on whether Program Managers would make effective senior executives is one that has gained attention in recent years. However, for this article we thought we would pose this question and contrast it with the muses of a well-respected Management Guru, Peter Drucker. Drucker, who is often referred to the as the “father of modern management”, signaled out eight characteristics of effective executives1:
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