Project Management

Has this ever happened to you? You’ve worked hard to land that big client that would change your company’s fortunes. You’ve got an elaborate project plan, enthusiastic stakeholders, and you can’t wait to dip your hands into the project and deliver stellar results. However, when it comes to your deliverables, nothing goes as planned. Your...

Can you imagine all the things we can learn about ourselves if we were all honest with 100% of the time? We could make a number of positive changes if we just admitted to ourselves what we struggled with! We’d probably be surprised by how many of us share the same struggles. We may know...

Your team has helped you through the planning phase of a project lifecycle. And now, they’re excited and nervous at the same time to get started with their work. All resources have been lined up according to the upcoming tasks. Their due dates are set and everyone has shown up in the work mode to...

“We’re about to miss the deadline again.” Sounds like the shortest horror story, right? Not delivering projects within the expected timeframe is a nightmare most project managers go through. It leads to successive failures, uncontrolled by multiple factors. And repetitive project failures may break the client’s trust completely, jeopardizing the reputation of the organization. A...

What’s that one expectation every client has from its project manager? Timely project completion. But, there are two aspects that need to be inline, ensuring project deadlines are met. This includes: Delivery of results on, or before the deadline. Ensuring the quality of deliverable hasn’t been compromised in an attempt to finish the project before...

What causes low productivity at work? Unmotivated or stressed employees? Insufficient skills to get the job done? Inefficient time management? Inadequate team collaboration? Bad work pressure management? Among these reasons, do you know what affects productivity the most? Inadequate team collaboration. Did you know that team productivity improves by 20-25% in an organization if they...

As a Marketing Manager, I work with such clients, who do not know how to prioritize projects. Consequently, they encounter poor results in the later stages. Generally, they start their day with a list of things to uplift productivity levels, but they, unfortunately, have to shift their focus to some urgent work later on. This...

If I were to give one project risk assessment example that ultimately led to project failure, it would be the launch of Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Do you remember that launch? The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was launched on Aug. 2, 2016. It was said to be “the best smartphone the world will see” for...