The Simpsons Meet Project Management on LinkedIn…

The Simpsons Meet Project Management on LinkedIn…

…sort of. Joel Cohen, the Writer and Producer of the Simpsons was the closing keynote speaker on Day 2 of the PW*BAW Project Management conference. And Leslie Hughes, President of Punch Media, did a very stimulating and helpful session on improving your LinkedIn...
Project Manager? Project Coordinator? Project Leader?

Project Manager? Project Coordinator? Project Leader?

After many years of working with and supporting people with Project Manager in their title, something crystallized for me recently. There are three general types of Project Manager (PM). This observation came about during a conversation with a couple of PMs that I...
Why Project Communications are Waaay Different

Why Project Communications are Waaay Different

An earlier blog that covered the importance of stakeholder willingness, also covered the various parts of a good organizational change management program. Often people don’t consider all these parts, but they do understand the need for communications on a...
Ready, Able…but Willing?

Ready, Able…but Willing?

When projects are being implemented it becomes very important to track the willingness of people to adopt the resulting changes. If employees are not fully willing, several things can happen: The adoption rate will be low. Project Managers tend to experience this as a...