By Kathy Garland No one can argue that most companies spend too much time in meetings. Too many agenda items, too many things to accomplish in too little time, no guidelines, no clear understanding of the real purpose of the meeting are things I’ve found get in the way of having a productive meeting. One […]
by Kathy Martucci, PMP: As project managers, we are accustomed, even mandated, to planning our work and working our plan. We build and examine (and re-examine) Work Breakdown Structures and eventual project schedules. We swear our Gannt chart is our most important tool for tracking, managing and communicating. While this approach has led to many successful outcomes, […]
By Rob Zell: Before you can really solve a problem you have to get inside it, poke around in the guts of the matter, experience the pain it’s causing the organization, understand how people cope with the issue and how it ripples through other systems. You probably knew this but I was made keenly aware of […]
By Vicki Wrona, PMP: A message that is repeated often enough eventually becomes the truth. It’s a common tactic of marketers, fame-seekers, and many politicians – They take the concept of “Fake it Til You Make it” to a different level. Here, I’d like to expand on that saying. Do you ever find yourself angry with […]
By Darrell G. Stiffler, PMP: Subject matter experts (SMEs) are generally a very valuable asset to a project manager (PM). However, as a PM, you must be prudent in how much authority and control is given to or taken by a SME. Additionally, you must be aware that a SME can slowly erode your authority, even […]
by Lana Boiko, PMP Perhaps the most common environment a typical project manager works in is a matrix organization. Given this circumstance, a lot of project managers not only have no formal authority when it comes to our clients, but also have limited formal authority within our own company. Often the most successful project managers […]
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Forward Momentum is a woman-owned small business (WOSB) specializing in instructional design services, custom learning solutions, and project management. PM-related classes qualify for Professional Development Units (PDUs).