Project initiation: Let’s get this party started!

Let’s get this party started! As project managers, we’ve all been approached by someone in the company who has a great idea for a new project/implementation/process. After congratulating your colleague for that fine bit of thinking, gently remind them that before anything can be started, they need a sponsor for the project. Send those well-meaning colleagues off to find the person that can really get […]

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Do your projects end? Remember project basics

  I think from time to time, we all need to be reminded what exactly a project is and why we’re doing them. Many times we get so “in the weeds” around all the tasks we’re trying to accomplish, we forget some of the basic principles of projects and project management. Projects end I know that it seems that the projects you’re on never end. […]

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Breaking out of the busy trap – steps on how to finish projects or achieve goals

Life gets in the way. We have goals that we want to accomplish, but never seem to get there. Even for those who are naturally task-oriented and project-minded, getting those wanna-do’s done is a challenge. Many of us are in the “busy trap,” and are cleaning house, cooking, shopping, surfing the web, watching TV, or working out for hours a day – staying busy but […]

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