MPUG Category: Team
How Assumptions Lead to Conflict
Alan Alda gave the commencement speech for his daughter Eve’s graduation. In his speech, he stated, “Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, o...
Avoiding Root Causes of Troubled Projects
Prevention measures should be considered to reduce or contain the root causes of troubled projects, thereby improving project quality, profitability, and customer satisfaction. This article is not int...
Onboarding New Project Managers
Employees are the foundation of your organization. They add value with the skills and knowledge that they bring to the team. They also convey a tiny element of the company culture. A new person hired ...
Recruiting, Hiring and Managing Talent: Best Practices for Finding Strong Project Team Members
The success of any project is indisputably tied to the quality of the team members working on it. As a project manager, you play a key role in the recruitment, hiring, and management of talent. This i...
Tips, Clicks and Tricks to Boosting the Effectiveness of your MS Teams Meeting
Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 0.75 PMI® PDU in the Leadership category of the Talent Triangle. Event Description...
Managing Chaos and Pandemonium in a Complex World
Description: Chaos and pandemonium can become a regular part of the work in project management. As we move forward into a new way of looking at the world, we can find different ways to strengthen the ...
How to Keep your Team Productive in Uncertain Times
Whether it’s living through a global pandemic, a reorganization at your company, or political turmoil, no one likes to live through uncertainty. When people are concerned about their financial safety,...
Projects are a People Thing: What if Success or Failure is not Based on Technology?
Running a project is akin to reading a book. You have a beginning (otherwise known as the project charter) and an ending (the project closeout). A book consists of many chapters, just as there are num...
Best Practices for Managing a Virtual Team
When the Covid-19 pandemic began, many organizations had to pivot from working in the office amongst colleagues to suddenly working from home. For some, it was a first. Today, more people are working ...