How to run an Effective Meeting
Meetings are an inevitable part of a project and program manager’s job. They are often seen as an unproductive use of time that stops any “real work” from happening. However, if run properly they can be a great way of collaborating with your team and your stakeholders...
Why do we need five steps to develop a schedule?
Before learning and adopting best practices for project management, developing a project schedule was a pain. I used to grab the project proposal and other available documents and then spent several hours (days) behind my computer working on the MS Project. No matter...
How to manage staff – 10 tips for new managers
By Peter Marlow So, you’ve been given a new project to manage and it’s big. You’ve been given some staff to help you but you’ve never managed staff before. Managing people is not easy and it’s not something that is easily learned, except by doing it and making...
The empowering feeling of participation
By Oliver Carrick “No. We’re not talking about that now. Would anyone else like to participate?” So spoke the President of a local NGO to the monthly meeting of project beneficiaries. Participation has so many forms that the word alone can seem meaningless. But let’s...