Political Savvy: Systematic Approaches to Leadership Behind the Scenes

Posted by on Jan 8, 2022 in PMChat Blog, PMChat Guest Experts | Comments Off

Picture this. You’ve just worked for 2 months creating a great product that will improve the lives of thousands of people. You’ve finished working with the development team, who delivered everything on schedule. Then your product goes nowhere. No one sells it. No one promotes it. How about this one? You’ve just proved that a new business model will be…

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Using Psychological Models & Techniques To Create A Successful Project

Posted by on Dec 18, 2021 in PMChat Blog, PMChat Guest Experts | Comments Off

When I am called in to help with projects it is nearly always due to people factors e.g. relationships breaking down with one or more stakeholders, a lack of co operation with the project team etc. I am sure that project managers out there can identify with this and often wish that they could have a project where, for once, everyone is happy. Well I can’t…

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Personal Branding: A powerful management tool

Posted by on Dec 12, 2021 in PMChat Blog, PMChat Guest Experts | Comments Off

Background I have been working in branding and communications for over 20 years, the last 13 as the Founder of Clock Creative, a strategic B2B Brand and communications company. I am passionate about branding and passionate about people. Some of the most successful leaders have a very clear understanding of their brand such as Richard Branson and Steve Jobs….

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6 Barriers to Customer Centricity

Posted by on Oct 25, 2022 in PMChat Guest Experts | Comments Off

This is a guest post by Elizabeth Harrin. It would be great to think that project-based organizations and PMOs would jump at the opportunity to improve stakeholder engagement and project communication by demonstrating customer centricity. However, there are likely to be some concerns about doing things differently, which will manifest themselves as barriers to…

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The Risk Driver Method of Monte Carlo Schedule Risk Analysis

Posted by on Sep 7, 2022 in PMChat Guest Experts | Comments Off

David T. Hulett, Ph.D., Hulett & Associates, LLC Download the full article Dr. Hulett  is well-known as a leader in the Project Management Institute (PMI) for project  risk management and scheduling standards, including the risk management chapter  in the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide). He is the author of Recommended…

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50 Shades of Lazy

Posted by on Aug 24, 2022 in PMChat Blog, PMChat Guest Experts | Comments Off

[Re-Post – Original Can be Found Here] Have I got your attention now? Maybe you are one of the few that has not yet come across the global phenomenon that is the ’50 Shades’ trilogy of books, if so then somehow I still got your attention to read this article. But if you have heard of the books then perhaps this is the reason you stopped to read my few words….

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