Karen Cherrett

Sure, it’s great to have the technology available to support you in capturing ideas and providing information to your team, but don’t forget the value of the personal factor. Connecting with your team members in a meeting, celebration, for coffee or lu…

My belief is that we don’t look at a project as something that is set up to manage change and this is what creates difficulties. If we ground ourselves in first understanding what the change is that the business wants, then the process for us making th…

I know it’s a crazy question and yet I’m going to guess that at least some of your project team aren’t fully committed to the project. How do I know that?  They aren’t performing, they aren’t even really bought into what it is that you’re doing on…

You may not think about the people around you, or that you know who could help you solve any major problem on your project that you haven’t faced before. People like another Senior Project Manager, for example; or a Project Coach.  Consider the pe…

Do you notice that a number of projects in your business/organization are started because someone has a budget to spend and someone else comes up with a bright idea?  The very worst reason to start a project. Let’s talk about why that’s the case.

Does it matter how large or small your project is in relation to how you manage it, or what it means to manage it? My opinion is no, it doesn’t. Argue with me if you like.

The answer is ABSOLUTELY because the culture is the way that a TEAM engages and interacts with each other. Unless there are strong open, honest and trusting relationships built then it will definitely impact team output.

What should the relationship between the Project Manager and the Project Sponsor be like? It would say it needs to have trust, honesty, openness and clear communication at the core of it.
Let’s explore this relationship more.

My answer is No! What is more important is making sure that expectations and assumptions are spelt out so everyone knows what is required of them to help the group or TEAM to deliver.
Defined roles are a safety mechanism that doesn’t always add to inc…

Not engaging your stakeholders as you begin building your Business Case is going to cause your problems. Forget waiting until you are in full Project Planning mode. Get them involved as soon as you begin developing a Business Case.