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
Principles to Remember for Better Requirements Management
To help you develop better requirements and improve your ability to manage both requirements and expectations throughout the project, review the following principles: Guidelines for Better Requirements To avoid the common problems identified earlier and greatly increase your requirements definition prowess, note these guidelines: The Absolute Minimum At this point, you should have a solid… Continue reading Principles to Remember for Better Requirements Management
Essential Elements of Managing Expectations
Let’s take a look at the essential tools and techniques that are available to the project manager to effectively manage stakeholder expectations. Project Planning and Control Elements—A Quick Review At many times during the on defining, planning, and controlling a project, we referenced managing expectations as a key reason or benefit of specific project management… Continue reading Essential Elements of Managing Expectations
Seven Master Principles of Expectations Management
Now that you have a good feel for the breadth of managing expectations, you can understand the value of many key project planning and project control fundamentals. Before we do a quick encapsulation of those items and then delve into two other powerful tools for managing expectations—requirements management and kickoff meetings—let’s look at the seven… Continue reading Seven Master Principles of Expectations Management
Critical Aspects of Expectations
If you are going to attempt to influence something, you first need to know what makes up that “something.” For expectations, there is one key concept and four critical components that need to be understood for effective management. Balancing Reality and Perception The key concept is that expectations are shaped by both reality and perception.… Continue reading Critical Aspects of Expectations
Introduction
Do you believe that managing stakeholders’ expectations is nothing more than properly managing project scope? Do you believe that managing stakeholders’ expectations is nothing more than effective project communications? Do you believe that every project is successful that completes on time and on budget? If you answered yes to any of these questions. Value of… Continue reading Introduction
Best Practices of Effective Project Communicators
To better understand these communication principles and improve your communication abilities, let’s review the common best practices used by effective project communicators. We’ll look at general communications management, status reports, conducting meetings, interpersonal skills, and the best use of the common communication media. General Communications Management First, review the best practices of general project communications… Continue reading Best Practices of Effective Project Communicators