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Highly performing teams are what we all strive for. But how do we lead teams from a dysfunctional state where they are little more than a group of people in the same room to a fully operational, highly performing team? 

When you start your project you need to consider what resources are required to get it done. It’s always best to ask for the things you need at the beginning, rather than getting stuck halfway through because you haven’t planned it out, and having to ask then for additional resources.

I’m going to show you the 3 types of essential resource that you should be considering for your project. I bet you are going to need all of them, so it’s worth taking a bit of time to work out exactly what that looks like for your project so you can request everything you need before you start work.

Projects can’t start without…

Project collaboration involves a handful of people working towards the fulfillment of a single goal or project. Normally, it involves people physically getting together to work on the project, but today, project collaboration has taken a new face.

What’s the difference between an operations manager and a project manager? Whichever camp you fall into, chances are you have to work with both.

One of the most important things when you are managing a project is making sure that you include everyone on your stakeholder register, and I mean everyone. There are always more people affected by a project than you first think. Doing the stakeholder identification exercise is relatively straightforward. Sit down with your team and work out who is going to be affected by the project. It can take ...

Let’s look at some of the commonalities and differences between a business and system analyst. Where should business analyst fit in the project and when there is a need for a system analyst in a project? 

The OGC’s Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) framework uses a categorisation process to identify areas of scope that should be considered by the programme Blueprint.

The OGC’s Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) framework uses a categorisation process to identify all the stakeholders for a programme, and this works equally well for project management.

From the pmStudent community: Hello Josh, My question is regarding the relationship between project manager and line manager. Especially when it comes to project driven organization, what is the purpose of line manager. Do you have a chance to explain how line ...