What are some of the main causes behind estimating errors? And what specific steps can project managers can take to increase the accuracy of estimations?
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A lot goes on around me as I’m working on any project and I’ve learned is to pay attention to
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Nope. There’s just no way around it. You are going to have to work with people. Even if you are
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Last time, I talked about status reporting, which is commonly required but whose power as a multitool is often overlooked.
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Status reports (or whatever your particular methodological school calls them) are frequently maligned – c.f. “TPS Reports” in the movie
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When you first start out as a professional project manager, you typically have had some informal project management experience as
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Project managers work on various projects, sometimes traveling to various clients’ sites. You juggle many emails, calls, faxes and meetings
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A common culprit behind schedule slips is adding up estimates for building subunits and not accounting for verification and integration.
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We can study about risk management. We can take classes on steps for risk assessments. We can learn about using probability and impact to prioritize our hazard lists. But it’s experience that streamlines our risk assessment process. With experience we can quickly list only the relevant risks. Its experience that automatically eliminates the low probability and low impact items. The unnecessary items become invisible and therefore free time to focus on the more important items.
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On our first day, we typically want to “prove ourselves”. We want to show that they made a great decision in hiring us. We feel the need to jump in and be productive right away. Although our intentions are very good, in our zeal to impress, we can even go a little overboard.
Some sage advise for your first day at a new job. Read More »
Whether we are in the office or in a relationship, there are times when we hit a roadblock or impasse. So, when are ultimatums appropriate?
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