Loving data, I usually error on the side of too much research. It is always useful in the way that I can follow a very technical vendor meeting, for instance, but sometimes it’s clear that time could have been better spent elsewhere. Especially if we decide not to buy the item. If this is happening
One easy thing you can do to learn about your company, other peers and their jobs, and be an overall good team player is to offer to sit in on meetings. Whenever someone gives you a kudos or compliment on something you do in your project and it can help them in their project, offer
As a PM, you probably don’t have any direct reports but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a one-on-one meeting with your teammates to: Encourage them in their job Give them a personal kudos See how their are doing work/stress-wise Inquire after a difficult time Just say “Hi” how ya doin? With more online meetings,
Have need to promote an application or process? Start a user group! This will not only help your project solidify interest and support but allow for useful feedback and early adjustment of processes: Pick a frequency, monthly, weekly Invite all users and all interested Setup speakers a few months in advance Select a moderator to
We previously discussed a scenario where the SME had not performed a deep dive on their end and surprised everyone with a need to halt progress in the project. Some ideas to avoid this situation, keeping in mind it may not be avoidable: Be the “why” child in your discovery meetings and casual chats –
One of my project had a hot button issue that required immediate attention and resolution. The facts were gathered, the meeting was conducted, the notes went out, and a path forward was published. Six months later, the solution completed and come to find out, the SME could not implement as they “just discovered” to complete
One of the ways you can ensure your project and its team are always in sync, aware of obstacles and issues, and keep the line of sight in view is to meet 15 minutes each day, first thing in the morning or the last meeting of the day. This Agile practice not only helps team
I had a situation where I had to cancel all my meetings for a particular initiative because the sponsor moved to another project and all of a sudden no one showed up! Frustrating, I had no choice after 4 consecutive no show meetings, to cancel all of the weekly meetings for the rest of the
There is a saying to count the cost before you take on a job. Video editing is one of those job I hope to give you insight to in case you come across this “opportunity”. We had 4 hours of training in video that was just OK for creating a very basic “watch this video
Last week we talked about a simple presentation slide on your current project that would assist management in summarizing its current status. We want to emphasize simple. As gather-ers of information, facts, figures, scenarios, risks, exceptions, etc., at some point, we know more about the entire project than anyone else. We must avoid putting everything