5 Signs Your Project Management Team is Burnt Out
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by Jeff Collins
As a project manager, you have places to go, things to finish, people to meet, and schedules to figure out. Unfortunately, too much work can be detrimental to your project, and eventually, you or your project team is going to get burnt out. However, you can help to curb this burn out by noticing when…
Read more5 Signs Your Project Team is Unhappy
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by Jeff Collins
An unhappy project team is the enemy of successful projects, and as a project manager, you need to make sure your project team stays happy. However, you cannot realistically keep your project management team happy if you do not notice signs of unhappiness. Since everyone responds differently to work, figuring out what members of your…
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5 Steps in Using Project Delivery to Save a Project From Failing
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by Jeff Collins
If the concept of Murphy’s Law (which dictates that anything that can go wrong invariably will go wrong) is true anywhere, it is true in the realm of project delivery. Even when you’ve got a team filled with talented and passionate individuals that are being led by an oil and gas industry professional who can clearly see…
Read more5 Steps to Assessing Your Projects Risk
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by Jeff Collins
Risks are inherent within project management, and understanding how to properly assess your project’s risk can be the determining factor in its success or failure. Additionally, failure to monitor, analyze, and mitigate risks in an effective manner results in an untrustworthy appearance to stakeholders. However, you can make assessing your project’s risk simple by following…
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5 Steps To Becoming A More Productive Project Manager
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by Joe Somerville
Overcoming challenges and adapting to the needs and demands of your surroundings makes up the most common aspects of productive project managers. However, project managers are not born productive, and many continue to work hard to learn how to become more effective, productive, and reliable in their work. Fortunately, the steps of becoming a productive…
Read more5 Time Management Tips to Start Practicing Today
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by Jeff Collins
In project management, there never seems to be enough time to get everything finished. Upper-level management wants detailed analyses on the project’s budget and progress, employees have concerns about assigned activities, and members of the project management team are awaiting your instructions. Your responsibilities as a project manager can be extensive and draining, but all of your…
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7 Elements Needed for Running A Project Management Office
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by Jeff Collins
Before you can start running a project management office, you must first define the purpose and what the PMO will look like. Without this foundation, all of the other work you do will be in jeopardy. This helps gain clarity and agreement on what you are doing and why. You can think of this as chartering…
Read more5 Must-Know Project Management Techniques For Your Project Team
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by Innovative Management Solutions
Project management presents a bigger challenge than just telling everyone on the team to do things a certain way. People that are not used to working within a formal structure and framework can sometimes rebel when they are asked to do it for the first time. These people will first tend to get negative and…
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Oracle Primavera P6: Importing Units and Applying Weight
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by Joe Somerville
As an important tool in managing the portfolio management concepts, importing budget or actual values for units from other remote users can be facilitated using the various file formats that are supported by Oracle Primavera P6. These three formats enable the transfer of data from other Primavera Project Management Software, Microsoft Project And Microsoft Excel. Formats…
Read more10 Best Practices for Running an Effective Project Management Office
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Running an effective project management office is like being a student teacher. You will need to be cautious, determined and friendly to those in your team, and you need to be prepared for success and failure. Following these 10 best practices is essential to successfully running a project management office. 1. Identify Opportunities for the…
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10 Signs You Need Construction Management Software
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by Innovative Management Solutions
As construction projects become more complex to meet consumer and investor needs, construction projects need a definitive set of project controls, such as construction management software, to ensure a project is completed on time and without additional expenses. However, many construction project managers may not use construction management software, but the need for such software…
Read more15 Skills the Best Project Managers Carry
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As a project manager, you have found yourself in a variety of difficult situations and distressing events. However, the best project managers are able to adapt and survive these situations through their skill set. To help you grow as a project manager, or if you’re currently involved in the project management team, take a moment…
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