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There’s no I in team…

Written by Barney

The saying is that there is no “I” in team. But this is not the case. There is an I in every team i.e. every project team member. However, it is important to get those “I’s” working together as a cohesive unit and that is where the project manager comes in. By ensuring the team works well together, the project will go more smoothly. Without cohesion, the project will no succeed.

Acronyms

Written by Barney

Acronyms and techie speak. or in-house speak, should never be used as it can easily cause confusion. We all do it when talking to peers, but it can easily slip into communication with clients. Better to just speak plainly!

Online Project Management Tools: What Do You Need?

Written by Eoin

There are many online project management tools available to help every project manager track and monitor their projects. Though many of these tools fall under the same heading (“Project Management Tools”), the range of features and functionality on offer varies. In order to ensure that MyProjectTracker continues to meet our audiences needs, we would really…

10 DO’S and DON’TS of the Project Status Meeting

Written by Eoin

The project status meeting is a vital part of ensuring solid project communication. Like any meeting, a project status meeting needs to be run properly to avoid complacency and ineffectiveness.

Ostrich or Silverback?

Written by Barney

There are two types of management techniques when it comes to addressing issues. THe first is simply to bury your head and hope the issue goes away. This can work if the rest of the team are capable but more often than not can bite the manager badly. And then there is planning and being prepared which helps not only with foreseen potential problems but in handling problems that come out of the blue.

What is service delivery?

Written by Barney

Service delivery means many things to many people. But for me, service delivery is about people first and processes/procedures second. It is about the customer and meeting then exceeding their expectation. If you do this, your business will be successful. Fail, and so will you.

Understanding your project costs

Written by Barney

Project managers are generally given a day rate for each resource against which to cost their project. But understanding the makeup of how these costs are determine, we believe, is a great way to help project managers have a better overview of the impact their project is having on the bottom line. It gets them thinking as business managers as well as project managers.