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Are you getting the truth?

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Perry A. Wilson

A project manager needs to hear the truth from the team and the sponsor. In a project that is making significant changes in an organization, the PM can only be successful if they get the truth. It’s not a case of “you can’t handle the truth” but more of a case of “you can handle anything as long as you get the truth.” Continue reading →

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Why you should welcome conflict?

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Perry A. Wilson

Most people would say they hate and avoid conflict. In this environment of staff cuts, there are probably a lot of people ducking conflict to keep under the radar. In my experience it’s not conflict, but confrontation that people hate. Continue reading →

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How to manage the schedule for a 1200 line project

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Perry A. Wilson

I was at a PMI chapter event last week and the presenter asked how many people in the room had heard the term work breakdown structure. Only about a 3rd of the hands went up. I have to admit I was surprised at how many people hadn’t heard of it, we were all project managers after all. I did wonder, though, of the third who had heard of it, how many had used it. Continue reading →

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Is there a difference between project management and people management?

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Perry A. Wilson

People hear and understand things from their own perspective. That means you have to try to find a way to communicate outside your own perspective. Continue reading →

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