Simplicity is “In”
Instead of getting bogged down in complexity, continually follow these three key steps, and you'll leave your competition in the dust.
Are You On-Time, On-Budget and On-Results? Go Back to the Basics!
Published in Project Times July 24, 2013 What company doesn't have at least several projects going at once to try to support essential objectives? In my 20+ years of experience as a global business consultant and operations executive, I've yet to see one! As projects are commonplace in organizations, [...]
Project Management – Team Timing
Form a team: Although this seems obvious, it is rarely achieved. The definition of a team is a group of people working together with a common goal. If one person on a team can succeed while the others fail, it is not a team. Estimate the time to complete [...]
Project Management – Task Ownership
It's obvious that no matter your career, project management skills are critical to success. What better way to get things done? Focus on critical path - It's easy to get caught up in 1000's of tasks on your project plan. Instead, focus all your efforts on just the critical [...]
Lessons Learned: Asking Questions isn’t Enough!
Published in "Project Times" website, October, 2012 Click here for original article. As a global business consultant, entrepreneur and operations strategist, I’ve seen countless business strategies, plans and projects succeed or fail based solely on what might be considered a nonessential question. On one hand, I’ve promoted that leaders [...]
Overloaded Project Manager? Here are 8 Simple Tips to Help!
Successful project management needs to start with an objective, get the right team in place and aggressively anticipate and manage roadblocks. Published in "Project Times" website, September, 2012 Click here for original article. Do you sit in project meetings? How about develop project plans? Report out to executives or [...]
Project Management Tips
Published in "Project Times" website, July, 2011 Click here for original article. Project management has become an urgent priority! In the last few years, I’ve yet to see a client or talk with a business contact who hasn’t been concerned about achieving the results of key projects – on [...]
How Do You Know if Your Project is On Track?
Published in "Project Times" website, May, 2011 Click here for original article. In my recent speech to a project management special interest group in Silicon Valley, a few participants raised some intriguing questions about how to ensure your project is on track. As it’s a timeless topic yet vital [...]
Why Project Planning is Critical to Attaining Strategy Objectives
Published in "Project Times" website, March 3, 2010 Click here for original article. As we are beginning to emerge from the recession (and starting to feel as though we've survived the worst of it), executives are beginning to think about "what's next" - how to achieve their strategy and [...]
Top Traits of Successful Project Leaders
Published in "Project Times" website, January, 2010 Click here for original article. As we kick off 2010, it seems appropriate to consider how to "start on the right foot". After all, in 2009, many businesses were suffering in the recession and searching for cash flow; thus, many projects went [...]