Uniqueness Every Project is Unique, so are You Posted on: 07/14/202008/13/2020 Role: Project Manager Industry: IT Quote: "The modern project manager is unique" Challenge: Sometimes we ask ourselves whether our personality can affect our projects, the short answer is Yes, it does.
Trust How to Achieve Trust from Stakeholders in Projects Posted on: 07/07/202008/13/2020 Role: Project Manager Industry: IT Quote: "The modern project manager is trustworthy" Challenge: Throughout my career as a project manager I have encountered stakeholders with whom I had difficulty establishing a two-way trusting relationship.
Self-confidence Self-Confidence in Projects Posted on: 06/25/202008/13/2020 Role: Project Manager Industry: IT Quote: The modern project manager is self-confident Challenge: When I started managing projects, it always worried me to not seem confident enough.
Kanban From to-do to done with Kanban Posted on: 05/28/202008/13/2020 Role: Project Manager Industry: IT Quote: "There are plenty of project management tools out there but only you will benefit from choosing the right one" Challenge: There are many tools for project managers out there.
Emotional Intelligence Emotional Intelligence in Projects Posted on: 05/13/202010/08/2020 Role: Project Manager Industry: IT Quote: "The modern project manager must be emotionally intelligent" Challenge: What does it mean to be an emotionally intelligent project manager?
Risk Did you categorize Covid-19 as a risk/issue in your projects? Posted on: 04/29/202006/25/2020 Industry: IT
Project What is the first thing you do as a project manager when you join a project that is already started? Posted on: 01/31/202006/25/2020 Industry: IT
Contingency Unrealistic deadlines from management Posted on: 12/22/201908/13/2020 Role: Project Manager Industry: IT / Communications Quote: "Initial deadlines change, discuss the timelines with your team" Challenge: Management provided me with unrealistic deadlines for completing a technical project in which I had to deal with multiple vendors and team members.
Issue Fixed-Price Contract Adjustment Posted on: 11/18/201908/13/2020 Role: Project Manager Industry: IT Quote: "Whenever possible, choose a fixed-price contract" Challenge: When I started working on a project with a vendor, I ensured that we had a fixed term contract in place.