Project Management Training Isn't Just for Project Managers! As a corporate trainer and keynote speaker, I'm amazed by how often I'm asked to provide project management training or present project management focused talks for non project management audiences. I really shouldn't be though because my decades...
Leading a Project Kickoff Meeting The Problem: Most (if not all) projects begin with the famous “kickoff meeting”. In many ways this meeting (for better or worse) sets the tone for the rest of the project. As such, it’s important that the project leader conduct a very...
How Project Managers Can Provide Team Motivation During Meetings Dear Dana, I’m leading a team of six and our motivation seems to be dwindling quickly. Even my best team members seem to be running out of steam these days. We’ve got about three more months to...
Tips to Improve Your Project Status Meeting Dear Dana, I’m a new project manager and I’ve been having sporadic project status meetings with my team, but they’re NOT WORKING. Every project status meeting turns into a big vent session, and I’m not really getting the information that...
Project Management Skills for Leaders [vc_video link='https://youtu.be/oFPYKflmYD8'] Years ago I decided to completely revamp my standard project management skills training workshop to develop a second version for non project managers because I’d been getting so many requests from non project manager types who had no intention of...
How and why to use a team charter...
