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Qualities of a Leader: Top 20 Leadership Traits

ProjectManager.com

They all lead their teams to successful ends by providing them with the direction, confidence, tools and resources that they need. Problem-Solving Skills Leaders have the responsibility of guiding teams through challenges to reach objectives. But what are the qualities of a leader? Here’s where things get tricky.

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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

The IIL Blog

It developed the just-in-time delivery model, which freed up working capital. Companies innovate and develop new products. They quickly abandon “bad” ideas and pursue valuable ones. Their teams are more productive, creative, and innovative. At regular intervals, teams review their performance and identify ways to improve.

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How Options Give You Confidence At Work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I spoke at an event for women in construction management and I was a bit put on the spot when they asked me to share a tip that had helped me most in my career. The attitude that has helped me grow and develop my career in the direction I most wanted to was something else entirely. The developers weren’t involved.

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Project Management and Artificial Intelligence: Bring It On!

The IIL Blog

Regardless, most schedules are poorly constructed, and half of the projects are delivered late. SmartPM is a construction schedule analytics tool that grades the schedule and identifies gaps and potential issues. However, the project manager, resource managers, and team members would still be required to review and validate the plan.

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5 Reasons Engineers Need to Develop Project Management Skills

LiquidPlanner

Project Management Institute’s (PMI) 2016 report The High Cost of Low Performance: How will you improve business results? cited that $122 million was wasted for every $1 billion invested due to poor project performance. These skills aren’t useful, however, when dealing with problems linked to project team members or stakeholders.

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Project Success: Implementation AND Adoption

The IIL Blog

The development team was devastated. In my consulting practice, I see development teams struggling with their users. A primary reason is poor stakeholder engagement. Poor alignment with project objectives and expectations. Develop mitigation strategies. This experience is not unique.

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Team Management: The Key of to Success

International Institute for Learning

According to a common and general definition, Team Management can be seen as the ability of an individual (manager) or of an organization to lead a group of people to accomplishing a task or common goal. Good management of a team means to do the best by and for the employees. By Luigi Morsa.