LiquidPlanner
JANUARY 10, 2022
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. .
LiquidPlanner
APRIL 27, 2022
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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LiquidPlanner
JULY 27, 2022
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.
LiquidPlanner
JULY 13, 2022
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.
LiquidPlanner
JANUARY 20, 2022
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!
Teamweek
JULY 15, 2022
And yes, giving away too much of your value for free is bad. Assemble your team. It’s the document your superiors will use to understand the project, that the marketing team will work from throughout, and that you’ll use to keep the whole thing on track. Here’s an example of a product marketing budget in Google Sheets: 6.
LiquidPlanner
NOVEMBER 2, 2017
Results Without Authority: Controlling a Project When the Team Doesn’t Report to You by Tom Kendrick. Leading a project team that doesn’t report to you is a whole new challenge in itself. Kendrick walks through how to motivate a team to contribute to a project’s success. Cost: Coursera: Agile Development Specialization.
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