Tag Archives: leadership

I read all the books. I watched my previous managers do it. And then it happened. I was given my first project to manage. All the excitement and all the fears, mixed into one emotion. Doing it for the first time. As they say, “You will never forget your first.” …

Project managers are the point person in charge of a specific project or projects within an organization. In other words, project managers are the drivers of a project. Project managers ensure that the project is completed within the specified deadline and gets delivered to the client without any flaws. They …

Scope creep is, at its most basic, changes which made over the course of a project that eventually result in a different outcome than what was intended in the beginning. It refers to the uncontrolled growth in project scope after the project has begun, usually caused by stakeholders adding requirements …

Trust in the workplace is a top priority to a project manager.  Building trust in a team or a small unit you control helps propagate trust in the organization. Conversely, workplaces lacking trust are environments where an effective feedback culture cannot grow. You can’t always control the level of trust …

You may have heard the news that an exact replica of the Titanic is being built, with its first cruise planned for 2022. Just as with the original, there will be first, second, and third class tickets available. It will have lifeboats for all passengers, though. Seemingly, colossal mistakes can …

What separates the mediocre project managers from the great ones? It’s the little things. The tips and tricks of the trade are often learned through painful trial and error, but sometimes you can find that key piece of the puzzle from someone who’s been there before. Here are the best …

Strategy is one of those business buzzwords that everyone throws around and barely means anything anymore. Asking someone to define what strategy *is* will probably be met with a blank stare, a stammer, and a lot of “you know?” Of course, crafting a business strategy is crucial. Even below the …