Tag Archives: project management
Performance Based Leadership
Project Managers need to be able to lead a team to achieve results on time, and on budget.
The Innovative PPM World – How Microsoft is Changing the Project Management Game
Event Description: During Microsoft Ignite 2018, the organization presented a large number of great new features that can be leveraged by Project Managers. During this webinar, Erik van Hurck (long time author at MPUG and Microsoft MVP), will guide you through some of these new features and will describe use cases and quick wins for…
What’s New? Project Management in the News (October Edition)
Standards for Innovation Alex Simmons, VP of Program Management for Microsoft’s Identity Division, discussed, in a recent article, the role of standards in accelerating innovation. To quote Mr. Simmons, “At Microsoft, we firmly believe that open identity standards accelerate innovation. Some of you might think this is an oxymoron. Let me explain why it isn’t.”…
Microsoft Project and SharePoint: The Perfect Combination for Collaborative Project Management
Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Technical category of the Talent Triangle. Event Description: Managing a project in SharePoint centralizes all project information in one collaborative project site. Combine that with the scheduling power of Microsoft Project, and you have an unbeatable…
Transitioning from PMBOK 5th Edition to PMBOK 6th Edition
Project Management Institute (PMI®)’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) Guide has seen continuous upgrades since its publication for the first time in 1996. Every four to five years, aspiring PMPs usually get the new edition. It is no surprise that the PMBOK Guide 5th edition published in 2012, has now changed. These updates are…
Five Common Project Manager Myths
When you’re hired as a project manager, you’re hired to be a leader and liaison. Project managers guide the structure, scope, quality, and budget of a project while also representing the interests of the organization, client, and/or stakeholder(s). Perhaps because of all of the hats project managers wear, there are a lot of misconceptions about…
Microsoft Project and SharePoint: The Perfect Combination for Collaborative Project Management
Managing a project in SharePoint centralizes all project information into one collaborative project site. Combine that with the scheduling power of Microsoft Project and you have an unbeatable solution for successful collaborative project management in your organization. In my webinar, Microsoft Project and SharePoint: The Perfect Combination for Collaborative Project Management, you’ll learn a simple…
This Webinar Goes to 11: Lessons Learned in Project Management
Email Ed for a copy of his PowerPoint presentation with links to referenced materials. Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDUs in the Strategic category of the Talent Triangle. Event Description: In his twenty years working in project management, if there was a mistake to…
Five Tips for Dealing with Conflict in Project Management
Most projects bring with them some conflict. Project managers have the dual responsibility of managing, not only the workflow of the project, but also the inevitable conflict that arises within the daily activities of the job. These conflicts, known as blameless or fracturing, can either benefit or harm the successful completion of a project. Blameless…
Successfully Managing a Waterfall Project with Individual Work by Agile Teams
As we all know, there are two general approaches or methodologies used for projects: Waterfall and Agile. Before I continue with an explanation of the differences between those two, let me emphasize one major and the biggest difference there is: The PLAN! Waterfall methodologies are plan driven. Everything is—or should be—known upfront. With a Waterfall…
