More an more project teams are dispersed throughout the globe. All in one room is becoming more and more rare so you will be to be creative. One fun easy thing you can do is whenever a teammate has a birthday or a baby or other fun event, you can have everyone on the call…
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,…
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…
Many firms have no organization when it comes to development except Code – Test – UAT – Release. Especially in the age of exponentially increasing cybercrime, architectural review, not just code review, is a foundational practice. Developers that skirt around this step introduce costly and harmful elements into a company’s technology landscape and eventually network…