Which Of These Project Managers Do You Recognise?
There are five types of project manager that are directly proportional to the service that customers feel they receive. Which one are you? The post Which Of These Project Managers Do You Recognise?...
View ArticlePlay That Funky Music, Project
Music is an important part of project cultures, but not when piped through headphones. The post Play That Funky Music, Project appeared first on Colin D Ellis.
View ArticleThe Project Management Balancing Act
Project management is a delicate balancing act of leadership, culture and methods. Too much emphasis on one of those will almost always end in failure. The post The Project Management Balancing Act...
View ArticleEvery Project Manager Needs A Mentor
A good mentor is someone who makes you better at being you and every project manager should have one. The post Every Project Manager Needs A Mentor appeared first on Colin D Ellis.
View ArticleThe Project Manager’s Personality, The MOST Important Factor
My very first interview for a project management role wasn’t about my attention to detail around planning and controlling a project. I don’t recall talking at all about the ‘technical’ side of the job....
View ArticleThere Are Only Two Reasons For Project Failure
Regardless of the what you might read in the many project management surveys, there are only two reasons for projects failing, poor project sponsorship or poor project management. These are the two...
View ArticleWhat Are Your Values?
Values. Those things that your company hires consultants to dream up, then launches with a fanfare and glossy brochures. But what are your values? The post What Are Your Values? appeared first on Colin...
View ArticleProject Meetings: You’re Doing Them Wrong
I’m currently mentoring a senior project manager, who asked me to sit in on one of their project team meetings. It’s fair to say that the meeting – while good natured – was fairly shambolic and they...
View ArticleThere’s No Such Thing As A ‘Best Practice’ Project Method
The processes that work for company A will not work for company B. The approvals that company A needs aren’t the approvals that company B needs. The project manager in company A does different things...
View Article7 Traits of Conscious Project Leaders
At a recent event, one person asked me what the key traits were of Conscious Project Leaders. It’s a tough question to answer as I’m always worried that people are looking to shortcut the process of...
View ArticleRe-drawing The Project Organisation Structure
When we talk about organisational structures in projects, we typically talk about line vs. matrix management responsibilities. In a line management structure, Jane hires me and sets my goals for the...
View ArticleHow To Be A Great Communicator At All Levels
Every resume that I read when I was hiring new project managers had two common items: Delivered a $1.5m IT project Great communicator at all levels The thing about point number one is that great...
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