Tag Archive: Training

Feb
13

PMI ‘Voices on Project Management’ – Best Practices Improve Customer Experiences

Best Practices Improve Customer Experiences     Do you agree with me that project-driven organizations must consider customer satisfaction as a critical success factor? I look at some of the reasons why project teams get the product or service wrong. What else can you add to this list? What other practices can help deliver positive …

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Aug
15

PMI ‘Voices on Project Management’ – Use PM Tools in the Right Context

Use Project Management Tools in the Right Context! Companies often buy expensive project management applications and then force teams to conform and adapt to the application rather than customize the application to the needs of the people and project. What experiences can you share of failing to engage stakeholders before investing in technology? What factors …

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Jun
11

Functional Manager & Project Manager in the same organisation?

Job Role - Project Manager & Functional Manager

More than once now I have come across Managers who in one organisation have two very different roles. This person is both the Department / Functional Manager (FM) responsible for a specialist area and the Project Manager (PM) responsible for a cross organizational project. I find myself asking the question is this healthy for the …

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