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Team Talk
The Human Side of Project Management
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Where In the World?
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James Bain
(September 1)
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More and more projects span different locations, time zones, even cultures. It only makes the project manager’s job more challenging. To succeed on such projects, you must learn how to improve your interactions with remote team members. Here are six suggestions.
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An Action Environment
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Projects@Work
(August 23)
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As a project leader, you want to create an environment that values getting things done. And it all starts with you. Your behaviors can set the tone and expectations for the entire team. Here are four that show you’re serious about action and progress.[more]
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Project Warm Up
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Gina Abudi
(July 8)
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It is important for the project manager and team members to get to know each other before the start of a project, preferably face to face, and even if it is the only time during the project they will be together. If that’s not possible, virtual meetings and portals can also help the team "get together."[more]
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Performance Tree
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Lyssa Adkins, PMP
(July 1)
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As project managers transition to leading agile teams, the journey can feel strange, the references to values such as “purpose” and “courage” frustratingly fuzzy or beside the point. PMO director/program manager turned agile coach Lyssa Adkins has made the journey and believes that metaphors can be powerful allies in setting expectations and inspiring greater performance.[more]
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The Weakness Trap
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Garold Markle
(June 28)
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Many project leaders spend enormous energy addressing the areas of weakness on their teams. Instead, they should focus on emphasizing and strengthening the strengths of team members.[more]
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7 Contributors to Conflict
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Vivian Scott
(June 21)
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Conflict on projects can be physically and emotionally exhausting. Project managers need to understand the common contributors to conflicts to help mediate and resolve them.[more]
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10 Questions to Resolve Conflict
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Vivian Scott
(June 21)
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Conflict on projects can be physically and emotionally exhausting. Project managers need to ask the right questions to help mediate and resolve it.[more]
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9 Questions For Teams
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Mike Cohn
(February 24)
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In the final installment of our series on structuring Agile teams, here is an iterative process, in the form of questions, to help project leaders design the most appropriate team structure for the project at hand.[more]
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Team Balance
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Mike Cohn
(February 3)
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Self-organizing teams are a key Agile principle. Indeed, employing the collective wisdom of a team is a great way to organize around any project work, and encourages ownership. But self-organizing teams shouldn’t be randomly assembled. In part three of our series on structuring and managing Scrum-based teams, here are some factors to consider when selecting or influencing who is on the team.[more]
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How to Win Teams and Influence Projects
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Janis Rizzuto
(January 28)
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Project leaders face unique challenges with team members who work remotely, report to other managers and balance responsibilities to other projects. In that environment, strengthening communication, boosting motivation and reducing conflict is essential. Here are tips to improve your team dynamic from a Dale Carnegie Training executive.[more]
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