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Article: Keeping Stakeholder Relationships On Course

In this article I will introduce an approach for identifying, analyzing and managing stakeholders in order to maximize support and minimize interference.

Article: Keeping Stakeholder Relationships On Course, Part 2

Here I will discuss how to plan communication actions to influence stakeholders.

Article: Building a Professional Community

Vibrant communities combine face-to-face meetings with an online hub for sharing resources and coordinating events.

Book Review: Making Things Happen by Scott Berkun

Are you looking for an informative book on IT project management written in a colloquial style? Scott Berkun’s Making Things Happen covers a range of issues that a project manager faces, including the truth about schedules, how to approach plans,

Projektplanung mit Haftnotizen

In diesem Video lernen Sie, was ein Projektstrukturplan ist und wie Sie ihn mit Haftnotizen erstellen können.

Project Planning with Sticky Notes

In this video, you will learn what a Work Breakdown Structure is and how to create it using sticky notes.

Article: Team Building across Cultures

In addition to national cultures, corporate and functional/professional cultures will influence your team.

Article: Mental Simulations and Other Ways to Make Better Decisions

Mental simulations are effective for helping people get past the beginner stage and build a rich knowledge-base to draw on for future decisions.

Article: What Are You Working On? How is the Project Going?

Being prepared for informal opportunities to tell people what you are working will help you build credibility and relationships.

Article: How to Present, Part 3, Preparing for a Large Audience

Apart from the stage fright that many of us feel, presenting to a large audience is usually easier than presenting or facilitating for a small group.

Article: Learning to Have a Difficult Conversation

We all face conversations at work that we dread such as giving someone negative feedback. However, every interaction can also be a "learning conversation."

Article: How to Interview Stakeholders, Part 2

Techniques from the fields of usability and user experience such as open questions, sketches and thinking out loud can make stakeholder interviews more effective.

Article: How to Interview Stakeholders, Part 1

For project managers, interviewing is an important technique for clarifying stakeholder requirements, understanding expectations and winning support.

Article: New Years Resolutions for Project Managers

Most of us make resolutions for the new year. And almost as many of us break them.

Article: Sticky Notes for Project Planning

When you need to identify tasks, generate alternatives and assess risks for a new project, grab a stack of sticky notes to help plan the project!

Book Review: Project Management by Gary R. Heerkens

This book provides a concise overview of the steps involved in managing a project. It is easier to read than the “Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge," while covering much of the same material.

Book Review: Project Workout: Third Edition by Robert Buttrick

Buttrick’s workout will get your project management skills in shape, fast! He shows us how to manage a project successfully within a challenging organizational culture.

Book Review: Creating the Project Office by Randall L. Englund, Robert Graham and Paul C. Dinsmore

Projects are all about change: whether it’s developing a new product or improving an existing process, projects are about doing things differently. Establishing a project office often involves change for the entire organization.

Book Review: The Project Manager’s MBA by Dennis J. Cohen and Robert J. Graham

While you don’t need an MBA to manage a project successfully, you do need to be able to “speak the language of business” to executive sponsors, according to Cohen and Graham. The authors treat projects as businesses in themselves.


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How to Present, Part 1: Show the Numbers

Most business presentations contain charts and tables. Numbers are central for measuring success, identifying opportunities and making informed decisions.
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