Team Conflict
Conflict: Why We Get Into It, How to Get Out of It, and Strategies for Conflict Resolution
Conflict is common in projects for a variety of reasons. Learn strategies for recognizing and diffusing conflict as a project manager.
Critical Path Modeling Using Microsoft Project: Lesson 2 – Leveraging Work and Predecessor Types to Structure the Plan Transcription
Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Sam Bell’s course, Critical Path Modeling Using Microsoft Project (Lesson 2: Leveraging Work and Predecessor Types to Structure the Plan), bei...
Multiple Views into the Same Project File
Different views into the same MS Project file enables us to see a schedule from multiple perspectives. Using the split view feature is one way to do this. The Project window is split into two panes, w...
Project Requirements Management – Part 2: Gathering and Writing Requirements Transcription
Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Walter Stinnett’s session, Gathering and Writing Requirements, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may wish to use ...
Recruiting, Hiring and Managing Talent: Best Practices for Finding Strong Project Team Members
The success of any project is indisputably tied to the quality of the team members working on it. As a project manager, you play a key role in the recruitment, hiring, and management of talent. This i...
How to Keep your Team Productive in Uncertain Times
Whether it’s living through a global pandemic, a reorganization at your company, or political turmoil, no one likes to live through uncertainty. When people are concerned about their financial safety,...
Five Interpersonal Skills Every Project Manager Should Have
To be a successful project manager, it’s not enough to just have the necessary qualifications or technical knowledge. Soft skills, such as effective communication and team motivation, are crucia...
Waterfall Should Have Never Existed: Part 1
I’d like to begin by sharing a brilliant quote that puts the latest project management fashion, Agile, into humbling perspective: “A Waterfall project is just an Agile (Scrum) project with one huge sp...
How to Navigate Internal Politics as a Project Manager
Office politics. Those two words make some of us want to hide under our desks. Whether we like it or not, every project and organization has its politics. Project politics can be difficult to define, ...