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The Mad Hatter: How Many Hats Do Project Managers Have to Wear?

LiquidPlanner

If you’re a project manager – and if you are reading this you probably are… or deal with them often on a team – then you know that you often need to be a jack of all trades in order to get things done for your projects. Manage the budget closely. A 10% budget overrun can be corrected fairly easily. The financial guru hat. .

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How to be a Superhero Project Manager

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Protect all assets (Stay on budget). In most cases, project managers aren’t the functional manager of project team members, and it isn’t always clear what priorities have been set. A great way to swoop in as the hero is to ensure the project team is working on the right priorities for the company. Protect all assets.

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Project collaboration: the key to successful project management (and happy teams)

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If you’ve ever tried to complete a project without the right tools, the right team, or the right resources, you know it can feel like an impossible task. Project collaboration is when a team of people work on the same project to achieve a common goal. ” Not bad! Not bad at all. But you don’t have to go it alone.

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Six Characteristics of a Great Project Leader

LiquidPlanner

To effectively lead a project to completion, I think we agree that many soft skills are needed to manage a project team and timelines successfully. Really it’s critical for everyone on the project team, but it is an essential skill for the project leader. Let’s explore a few of them…. Excellent communicator . Emotionally intelligent.

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A Day in the Life of a Project Manager

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The daily life of a project manager can vary greatly for many reasons, such as: Project managers may manage competing priorities when there is poor alignment across the organization. Sometimes team members fall behind schedule, causing delays to the timeline and affecting other projects across the portfolio. Prepare for meetings.

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Time to Check-in on Your Mid-Year Goals

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Shifting priorities isn’t always a bad thing. Budget issues may have gotten in the way. We’ve all had times when no matter how hard we tried to progress on a project or personal goal, a budgeting issue got in the way and forced us to change direction. Make sure to take the time to revisit them even when the budget is tight.

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Improve Your Productivity & Get Rid of Your Project Demons

LiquidPlanner

You don’t need me to tell you this is a bad habit to get into. Breaking tough work down this way and distributing across the team will enable you to do what you do best, oversee the project while encouraging and celebrating success. We rely on leaders for direction, budget, resourcing, and decisions. Be proactive!

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