This Isn’t Going Well — How Do We Pivot?

Advice for Project Managers, Blog, Project Management

Pivot, pivot, pivot! — Ross Geller. The one with the cop (ep. 16, season 5). If you’ve ever done, well, anything in life, you know that things rarely go according to plan. Even the most seasoned PMs have faced unexpected issues during a project. What sets them apart...

How to manage your team’s holiday break

Blog, Work Life Balance

Every year, as we leave Halloween behind, employees start fantasizing about eggnog and gingerbread cookies. They dream of chilly mornings by the fire and perfectly sweet hot cocoa. You know what they don’t dream of? A frantic manager or client checking in on the...

Dealing With Scope Creep in Project Management

Advice for Project Managers, Blog, Project Management

We’ve all been there. You’re creating a project’s deliverables, and the next thing you know, you’re three rounds deep in a revision cycle that doesn’t seem to end. If you can point to a similar instance, you’ve experienced scope creep. But what exactly is it, and how...

Don’t just know about them. Know them.

Advice for Project Managers, Blog, Project Management

For the past couple of weeks I’ve been talking about getting clear on your stakeholders. Sometimes we focus all of our attention and intentions on the person who chartered the work that we’re doing. Here’s a scenario for you to consider: Your client,...

Why Is Training Essential?

Advice for Project Managers, Blog, Coaching, Project Management, Training

Have you ever had to do a Microsoft Excel VLookUp Table?  Whenever I have to create a VLookUp Table, it takes me a moment to shift my mindset to get it done. It’s not always an easy task for someone like me that first saw personal computers in college. When I...