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4 signs your company has document management compliance issues
It's become increasingly complicated for companies to ensure that their document management systems meet industry regulations. Here are four signs that your company might have issues. Audit trails allow organizations and their customers to have assurances around access to data. It helps everyone sleep better at night when they know that there is a log of who accessed, modified, moved, or deleted records. Audit trails help safeguard the integrity of the information and [...]
Top 5 ways tech leaders can ruin their reputations
Love to gossip? Playing favorites? It's easy to tarnish your reputation if you are not careful. Here are just some signs of disrespect: View Moira Alexander’s article as it’s published on Source link
3 signs company policies are jeopardizing your projects
When more of your company's projects fail than succeed, company policies or processes may be putting projects at risk. When the same issues keep cropping up odds are it might be attributed to a process or policy that has been in place for a long time or a newly implemented process, depending on how long the issue has existed. This is another opportunity to gather facts from project managers and potential leaders from the functional [...]
4 things successful change managers practice daily
Top change agents don't sit idle. Learn how they help organizations achieve results. Many things can impact a business transformation. Top change managers strive to understand, which mechanisms play a role in business transformation efforts. Maybe transformation is taking place through technology, or a change in policy and procedures? It could be new legislation, a leadership shuffle, or even an opportunity that surfaced? Regardless of the actual driver, top change managers make sure [...]
What's the secret behind a successful project: Project managers or project processes?
Two scenarios explore the reasons behind a project's success and a project's failure. The short answer is not necessarily. A project manager, even the best one, can't create miracles if your company isn't set up or wired for project success. A company's processes and culture also factor into the success or failure of projects. View Moira Alexander’s article as it’s published on Source link
4 ways to gain more project management experience
Without the right skills and know-how, landing a job as a project manager can be difficult. There are smart ways to get relevant project management experience. Although you may not have been a formal project manager, you may have been part of a project team at some point within your career. Go through your resume in more detail and think about when you were a part of projects. You may not have recognized the tasks [...]
5 reasons to squash a project
Ending a project is not something to take lightly, but there are circumstances where it may become necessary. Whether physically or otherwise, a project may put stakeholders at risk of harm in one form or another. If this is the case, you may be faced with one of two decisions, proceed and be part of the problem or halt a project and communicate the risks. Your first step will be to notify sponsors that one [...]
5 ways to manage your company's reputation
Effectively managing your company's reputation can be tricky. Here are five project management practices that can help smooth the way. To keep costs in line with expectations, it is essential that all resources are clearly and correctly identified, allocated, and effectively managed. Over or under allocating your resources can negatively impact your company's budget, timeline, the quality of your products or services, and ultimately your company's reputation. View Moira Alexander’s article as it’s published on [...]
4 ways to send your project team the wrong signals
Morale is an important factor in the success of project teams. Here are four ways you might be sending your project team the wrong message. When this happens, you run the risk of not hearing about potential opportunities or problems that are on the horizon. Slowing yourself down to talk with team members is unlikely to make or break the project timeline. You are more likely to be able to see things clearly when you [...]
Don’t be a bad manager: 7 tips to being a great leader
The job title manager can be misleading when it comes to demonstrating behaviors that establish you as an effective leader. Here are seven tips on how to be a great leader. Recognizing these destructive characteristics is only the first step in becoming a better leader. A leader is more likely to demonstrate through the following seven ways that they are capable of leading. View Moira Alexander’s article as it’s published on Source link
5 things a new project manager may find challenging
With all of the things to remember, starting your career as a new project manager can be stressful. Here are five things new project managers may find the most challenging. Effective planning and execution require establishing clear goals and the mission for achieving all goals related to the project. A lack of understanding on the part of stakeholders means that goals may not be well communicated, which can create hurdles. Even if you possess excellent [...]
5 pitfalls to address when dealing with stakeholders' expectations
Effectively meeting stakeholders' expectations requires project managers to recognize and address these five pitfalls. Engagement of stakeholders during the project with timely updates improves the confidence level of stakeholders, and this is necessary for the success of a project. Efficient stakeholders management requires a PM to engage stakeholders in decision-making. Although a PM might think he or she has already devised the best course of action, they should include stakeholders in processes and relevant conversations to [...]
How to help micromanagers be better leaders: 7 tips
Micromanagers can hurt morale and productivity and contribute to high turnover rates. Learn ways to help a micromanager and, ultimately, improve the entire team's well-being and performance. They express micromanaging-type behaviors, thinking it demonstrates that they possess exceptional leadership abilities and competence. To the contrary, it accomplishes the opposite and actually harms the health of the company and its employees. View Moira Alexander’s article as it’s published on Source link
What every project manager needs to know about a Requirements Traceability Matrix
Project success relies on leveraging the power of a Requirements Traceability Matrix to capture and analyze the requirements. Learn more about the components and benefits of RTMs. The Requirements Traceability Matrix benefits teams by helping them to stay focused on tasks, goals, and accurate execution, and helps to: View Moira Alexander’s article as it’s published on Source link
How to handle conflicts with project sponsors
When there is conflict with a project sponsor, what should you do? Follow this advice for dealing with four common types of project sponsor conflicts. In general project terms, conflict occurs when any of the stakeholders, including sponsors, become aware of any incompatibility of future outcomes and maintain a position that contrasts with the interests of the other stakeholders. Regardless of the nature of the conflict, these situations have the potential to result in a [...]
Service-level agreements (SLAs): The key components project managers should know
Almost every project requires vendor services; after the project is complete, those services are likely to still support your business. Learn what to look for in a vendor's service-level agreement. SLAs initially became an essential document with IT service providers. The use of SLAs expanded with the emergence of IT outsourcing in the late 1980s and are now broadly used in numerous other fields including project management. SLAs are used as a way to govern [...]
How a projectized organization might benefit your business
The term projectized organization is understood by larger organizations, but this term may not be as familiar to smaller businesses. Learn about the benefits of a projectized organization. In a conventional structure, the company is segmented based on the functions performed by a particular group such as Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing, and so forth. In this type of organization, the project manager might be an external consultant or an employee, generally under the direction [...]
How to deliver bad news to project stakeholders
Note: This article about delivering bad news to project stakeholders is available as a free PDF download. View Moira Alexander’s article as it’s published on Source link
10 ways adopting Agile can improve business performance
Companies require an ongoing and consistent approach to achieve better customer service and business outcomes. The Agile approach helps teams become highly productive through more effective communication, increased collaboration, and increased focus on customer needs. View Moira Alexander’s article as it’s published on Source link
How to manage a startup: 6 tips
SEE: Launching and building a startup: A founder's guide (free PDF) (TechRepublic)Startups have to be more efficient if they expect to grow, and keeping up requires these six actionable items. (Note: This article about managing a startup is available as a free PDF download.) View Moira Alexander’s article as it’s published on Source link