Project Culture: What every Project Manager needs to know

Project Culture is often misunderstood or overlooked completely. But Culture counts. Project Managers can improve the individual contribution of each team member by taking a few points into consideration and building a team that understands the culture of its people, location, organization, and project team. Learn the keys to cultural complexity and understand how you can use them to make your project better.

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Program Manager vs Project Manager: What’s the difference?

Do you think that Program Managers and Project Managers essentially do the same work? Yes and No. I break it all down and show you how focus, targets, skills and salary make these separate roles with separate goals. 

They both deliver business value using organizational resources. But the differences are huge in terms of complexity, scope, and results. How do these Managers build their skills and get the resume needed to get the job?

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Team Roles: The Right Stuff every project needs

Team Roles are more than classifications, they are part of what sets your Project up for success. An important job of any Project Manager is getting Staff with the “right stuff”. Projects succeed or fail based on the right team with a clear way of working. Get the information you need to ensure everyone knows their role. See how two kinds of Frameworks create different team dynamics. Understand how complementary skills benefit the final results of your project.

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Is Project Certification worth it?

Is Project Management Certification worth the effort, time and cost? Yes! But getting the right Certification is important. And which Certification depends on your personal goals. I have done the homework for you, you just need to decide where you want to focus.

Which option fits your personal goals and career path best? Which will your employer compensate you for? Find the right Certification to help you with your journey to success.

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5 Project Failures

Project failures. Nobody likes to talk about them, but they happen. I am going to tell you what can happen (and has happened to me in my years of project managing) and how to avoid the top pitfalls, and what do to fix them if they do happen.

Be prepared and learn from the mistakes so that you don’t have to suffer through them yourself.

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The Project Managers Toolkit

Managing a project is easier with the right tools. Get the free PM Toolkit Template and the Reference Completed Examples. See how these tools work in the blog or video. Download your free copy to Fasttrack your Project Start. Use the Toolkit as is. Or use only the documents you need (like the excel Budget and Staff planning calculator with built in KPI’s). Or maybe just use it for inspiration to get you started. Either way these tools help you to improve your project overview and increase your confidence to manage a project.

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How to successfully monitor a project?

How do Project Managers control the project? We look at two tracking systems to check quality and risks and how they can help you manage project success. I show you specific examples. talk about the pitfalls to avoid, and share my views on how controls make projects successful.

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How to Build a Project Plan?

Want to know how to build a project plan? What information do you need before you start? How to select the right approach and tool. This step-by-step breakdown helps to create a plan what will succeed? This step by step guide shows you how to get started with practical examples and templates.

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