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Luck has Little to Do With Achieving Positive Project Outcomes

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Failing to document next steps can leave some participants confused, possibly even duplicating work and that can lead to missed deadlines and budget overspend – not to mention missed requirements and potential re-work. Follow-up communications ensure your teammates are working on the right priorities.

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How to be a Superhero Project Manager

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Protect all assets (Stay on budget). If you use LiquidPlanner’s priority-based software, you can estimate when projects will be completed with 90% confidence so that you can be the superhero project manager with minimal effort. One of the biggest missteps a project manager can make is delivering the project over budget.

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Time to Check-in on Your Mid-Year Goals

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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. What are your mid-year milestones?

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3 Project Planning Considerations for the New Year

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If not, you will need to determine the team members, dollars, and technology your budget can accommodate – as well as how to maximize productivity to achieve your goals in the coming year. Done well, you will deliver the best utilization, prioritization, and budget plan your team has experienced. Is this where you are right now?

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Six Characteristics of a Great Project Leader

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Without leadership helping these teams to connect the dots with open and effective communication skills, projects will often be delivered late, budgets will be busted, or the quality of deliverables will suffer. Brad is married, a father of 11, and living in sunny Las Vegas, NV.

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

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But the funding comes from the customer and a project budget that goes crazy could cause a project to get canceled in mid-stream. Manage the budget closely. Get new actual charges against the project every week from accounting, revise the project budget forecast and analyze what the budget health looks like every week. .

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Falling in Love with Your Project Plans

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How can I get them to fall in love, as I often do, with the process deployed so that we together can achieve the euphoric feelings that come from delivering on time, on budget and as promised? And once found, how do I convince my team to adopt and utilize the solution I propose?

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