Author: Alan Zucker | Page 13 | Project Management Essentials

March 1, 2015April 15, 2017Project Management

5 Things to Consider when Initiating a Mega-Project

Mega-projects (aka, massive strategic initiatives) are not just big projects. The scale and complexity of these undertakings can overwhelm the typical enterprise. To successfully execute […]

February 1, 2015August 11, 2017Project Management

Closing the Project: 10 Ways of Embedding Lessons Learned in the Organizational DNA

The value of the project lessons learned process is to transform information into actionable knowledge to improve the outcome of future efforts. If we […]

January 1, 2015April 15, 2017Leadership

The Lifeguard Analogy, Mindfulness, and the Project Manager

Lifeguards are taught to only go into the water as a last resort. Going into the water puts both the lifeguard and the victim at […]

December 1, 2014May 19, 2017Project Management

4 Ways to Shorten a Project Schedule

Every project manager can construct a good project schedule. Great project managers can take that same body of work and deliver it more quickly without […]

November 1, 2014April 21, 2022Leadership

Owning the Issue: A Profile in Courage

At the weekly executive operational review meeting, the atmosphere was tense. We were having issues with the order processing systems and the sales reps were […]

October 1, 2014April 15, 2017Project Management

Closing a Project: Ask the Right Questions

“Asking the right questions takes as much skill as giving the right answers.” Robert Half It is generally accepted that a conducting lessons learned meeting […]

September 1, 2014October 31, 2018Project Management

Deconstructing the PMO to Save the Brand

What do the following have in common? Best Practices, Business Process Re-engineering, Matrix Management, and Management by Objective According to Inc.Com, these are five of […]