Karen Cherrett

You might not have realized that when people feel connected and appreciated they produce more work than when they don’t. On today’s episode, I talk to Dr Dave Schramm who is as Assistant Professor and Family Life Specialist at the University of Utah. H…

Often times we step into the role of being a Project Manager with little to no other experience in managing people. We might think that being a project manager is sexy and not consider that people management skills are really at the core of the role. L…

Let’s talk about those things that make the real difference to your success and they aren’t during project implementation necessarily. Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez talks about the keys to setting up your project and how to finish it.  Once again we are…

Too often I see vendors selling the business a solution to their problem before a Business Case or Business Requirements have been developed. This spells disaster. Take the time to develop both your business case AND business requirements without your …

In this episode George Freeman III and I talk corporate politics. You’ll learn how to work with the politics to make it work for your project. Don’t be afraid of it. It makes sense once you understand the why behind it occurring.

John Sheridan, author of ‘The Perfect Business’ discusses project culture with me in this episode. How it forms and the five ways to make the culture better. We talk simple tips that can easily be put in place on any team. 5 simple ideas that can make …

When you write a Business Case you are asked to show the ‘Benefits’ to be realized from undertaking the project. Why? Because that’s what works for finance. What if we changed that and looked at the value to the business? Value as in, how will it chang…

There is no legitimate reason to rush a project. There may be reasons for needing a specific timeframe, and this still needs to be clear.
The more ‘rushing’ that occurs the more problems a project is likely to face. Don’t put that added pressure on you…