Project Execution – Page 2 – Business Management

Introduction

As more and more organizations look to focus on their core competencies and reduce their fixed operating costs, while simultaneously attempting to execute more projects, it is very likely that your project, even your first one, will involve collaboration with other organizations. Although the specific process for establishing working relationships with other organizations depends largely… Continue reading Introduction

Proven Techniques for Leading Virtual Projects

Any project that consists of team members not in the same physical location is a virtual project to some degree. The more geographically dispersed the team members and the more interaction that is done with non–face-to-face communications, the more virtual the project is. With the continued advances in communications and information technology, and the common… Continue reading Proven Techniques for Leading Virtual Projects

Proven Techniques for Leading Cross-Cultural Projects

With the prior principles understood, let’s review a few proven tips and techniques specific to leading cross-cultural projects that I have either confirmed or realized over the years. Keep in mind that a project does not need to be global in nature to be a cross-cultural project. Many times, projects with stakeholders from different parts… Continue reading Proven Techniques for Leading Cross-Cultural Projects

Proven Techniques for Leading Cross-Functional Projects

With the prior principles understood, let’s review a few proven tips and techniques specific to leading cross-functional projects that I have either confirmed or realized over the years:

Five Key Principles

No matter the situation, there is a common set of principles that you can apply to better manage any project where there are significant differences in the composition of the team. The differences can include location, business function, or cultural aspects. Let’s take a look at the five fundamental principles that will guide your efforts… Continue reading Five Key Principles

Introduction

With the current trends in business and technology, the odds that you will manage a project consisting of stakeholders from the same culture, located in the same environment, and representing a common business function decrease as each day passes. In the past, these more complex project situations were assigned to proven, experienced project managers. Today,… Continue reading Introduction

Proven Techniques for Better Team Performance

With the ten key management principles as our foundation, let’s take a look at a few proven techniques that generally lead to better project team performance: Special Situations There are going to be project situations in which you won’t have a stellar, high-performing team. There might be times when you have just the opposite situation… Continue reading Proven Techniques for Better Team Performance

Ten Key Management Principles

Now that we have a better sense for what a high-performing team looks like, let’s review ten key management principles that are paramount to our efforts to guide our team’s performance:

High-Performing Teams

Before we delve into the management principles and techniques that can lead to better project team performance, let’s be clear on the goal. In other words, what do high-performing teams look like? What do they have in common? Do they all look and act the same? While no two teams ever perform in precisely the… Continue reading High-Performing Teams

Introduction

When it comes right down to it, you’ve got to deliver. And the key to doing this is having a high-performing project team. You can have the greatest plan in the world, but if your core project team can’t get the work done as expected, it really doesn’t matter. Conversely, a high-performing project team can… Continue reading Introduction