Tough Project? Learn How The Seasoned PM Handles It

Karina Keith

Project management tips from the pros With the wrong manager in place, a project can quickly go off the rails, creating  chaos and missed deadlines. …

Project management tips from the pros

Project management tips for the prosWith the wrong manager in place, a project can quickly go off the rails, creating  chaos and missed deadlines. A good project manager needs to have certain qualities and a great tool box to keep the project on track.  Here are some great blogs we found that will help ensure your next project comes in on time and on budget.

 

Project Management Tips from the Pros

In this blog by Ivan Dimitrijevic, there’s some great tips, including:

  • Define the project – we couldn’t agree more. Check out our recent post on scope statements.
  • Under promise and over deliver – a good rule is to estimate 10% more for time and budget.
  • Team roles, responsibilities, and communication – poor team collaboration is identified as one of the ways in which teams fail. So get the method of collaboration and communication sorted out asap.

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Use these tips and take action for your project management success.

 

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Karina Keith is a consultant with CornerStone Dynamics Inc. 'Katching up with Karina' blogs focus on the top web finds for the month. Aligning project goals along with truly understanding what motivates people to get their jobs done is what Karina does best.

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