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communication
Go full duplex
12.27.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

There’s always a moment in a project where things get tight and you need to clear things out quickly and speed up communication. Make a call or go by in person before it gets to the point where you need to. Use as much communication bandwidth as you can on key moments.

You couldn’t believe how [...]
communication
How to Bring Bad News
02.15.09 | Permalink | Comment?

Here are a few things I learned:

When some bad news for your team stresses you out or makes you angry for some reason, take care not to contaminate other people on the project. Take some time to cool down before you bring the message. Keep things objective and focused when you do.

If you need to [...]
communication
5 powerful questions
01.29.09 | Permalink | Comment?

I found out that asking yourself and your team members the right questions makes a whole lot of difference. It makes things easy once you get in the habit of doing it.
Try some of these:

in a stressful moment: What next thing makes the most sense at this time given the current situation?
someone complains, ask: What [...]
Project Management
What does a good Project Manager do actually?
01.24.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Good question, someone asked me a few days ago and it got me thinking about the essentials. So what does a good PM do actually?
Here’s a list of good PM behaviors that I think are important:

communicate with all the people who are influenced by the project
monitor and control the scope, budget and planning constrains
understand the [...]