Karen Cherrett

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.

Do you understand what’s happening when people are being political? Do you even notice when this is happening? Let’s talk about why people are political, within a team or organization and how you can change your interaction with them.

These seven tips will help you to put together a project schedule that is easy to work with and monitor. It’s all about engaging the team and getting their help to pull together a schedule that is complete, realistic and with dependencies called out.

Have you considered the impact of your words or the language that you use in your interaction with others? Your language not only says a lot about you, but it also impacts on the strength of the relationship you have with others around you. Maybe it’s …

Do you notice people are just don’t have the same level of understanding about the project as you do? There are reasons for that. Mark Steele talks to me about six reasons that he’s found that make the difference, on a project. The difference between e…

I think we all underestimate the value of using a Gantt chart for our project. I know I’ve struggled when I’ve used Excel to set up a project schedule. Here are the 5 ways that a Gantt Chart can help you manage your project easier.

Needing to be right all the time gets you nowhere. People won’t respond to you and give you what you want, no matter what you think. It’s only when you’re willing to meet people without any story of right or wrong that you really get what you want.

Each and every team member you have has their own personality, their own way of working. Sometimes that might conflict with the way you work, other times it might match your style. Jill Valdez provides some insights and tips on how to work with these d…

Maybe like me, you thought negotiating was all about them winning and you losing. I’m here to tell you that’s not the case. There is a formula to negotiating and in this episode, I share that with you.

You are spending too much time focusing on Budget, Scope and Timeline when the key to delivering a successful project is focusing on the people. That’s why I’m coining a new phrase ‘People Focused Project Management’. Try It!

What do you think that skill is? For me, you can’t be a good leader if you haven’t mastered this skill. And yes, being a leader is all about having certain skills that make the difference between whether people will follow you, or not.