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Actual for You - PM Quick Tips - 5 Ways For PM's to Succeed
There are of course, many mystery shopping agencies that will sell you their bells and whistles approach, whereby ‘experienced’ researchers will descend on a business and collect information relating to products and services.If we consider the cost base on this factor alone, it doesn’t take a genius to work out that it is out of reach for most ‘new’ and ‘growing’ companies. However, without some kind of customer feedback mechanism profitable growth can be limited by bad service and poor customer perception.Today, so much money is spent on sales and marketing, but the importance of the customers’ perception can easily become forgotten. Bad customer perception is like having the taps open in a sink with no plug. Then there's the unrelenting 'sales push. 'Sales/telesales people targeted with more a
There is one powerful strategy all event and meeting planners use to reach the level of success they really dream about. It has nothing to do with event themes or locations, or your budget. It has nothing to do with your training in the industry. What I am talking about is much more powerful, and has the potential of positioning you as #1 in your industry and to generate business you never thought possible.Let me explain.When I first started my business, I felt very much alone. I had this feeling of pulling all the weight by myself, very limiting. As soon as I started collaborating with other people, I began feeling like nothing was impossible! I would come up with an idea, pitch it to one of my partners, and we would almost immediately turn it into a new revenue source. It took me a while to un
There are quite literally hundreds if not thousands of ways to succeed as a project manager. One can look at success from general management practices, team leadership, personal competence, delivery and the entire gambit of the project processes. What I’ve aggregated here are some simple and quick tips which I hope you can carry with you as you go out into the fray to lead and direct your efforts.
Aristotle wrote “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.” Much like project management we have to work to succeed and strive to achieve excellence in everything we do. Failure is easy and requires no effort on our part. Success takes work, drive, effort, motivation and dedication. After all if it was easy everybody would be just that. Successful.
1. Plan5-
In project management there are 5 “Ps” you need to stay keenly aware of; Proper Planning Prevents Pitifully Poor Performance (note this is the politically correct version). To start out right you need to create a solid plan. However, proper planning tends to be the first thing to be cast by the wayside under the pressure to deliver your project. Your plan is the roadmap on how you’re going to g
Incorporate these tips into your at work lifestyle, and they will make a positive, quality difference in your life. Print one side of one sheet of paper for easy reference.Tip #1. - Say good morning, smile, be positive, always give a kind word, and above all be approachable.Tip #2. - Climb the stairs. If you work on the fortieth floor, walk up the first five, or seven, or ten. Catch the elevator the rest of the way.Tip #3. - Freely drink quality water throughout your work day. It must be at room temperature, and yes, you may add lemon.Tip #4. - Sitting, bending or kneeling while you work? At intervals, stand erect, interlock your fingers behind your head and swing your elbows to the left, and then to the right ten times.Tip #5. - Standing while you work? Pu
There are quite literally hundreds if not thousands of ways to succeed as a project manager. One can look at success from general management practices, team leadership, personal competence, delivery and the entire gambit of the project processes. What I’ve aggregated here are some simple and quick tips which I hope you can carry with you as you go out into the fray to lead and direct your efforts.
Aristotle wrote “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.” Much like project management we have to work to succeed and strive to achieve excellence in everything we do. Failure is easy and requires no effort on our part. Success takes work, drive, effort, motivation and dedication. After all if it was easy everybody would be just that. Successful.
1. Plan5-
In project management there are 5 “Ps” you need to stay keenly aware of; Proper Planning Prevents Pitifully Poor Performance (note this is the politically correct version). To start out right you need to create a solid plan. However, proper planning tends to be the first thing to be cast by the wayside under the pressure to deliver your project. Your plan is the roadmap on how you’re going to
“Every company’s greatest assets are its customers, because without customers there is no company,” --Erwin FrandDuring our recent weakened economy, many businesses have seen declining revenues and declining budgets. Declining budgets often lead to reduced staff levels and diminished services. To me, this does not make sense. I believe that it is during the down times, when service should be at the forefront and retention of loyal customers even more of a focus.When price wars fail to drive revenues, businesses often look to service to give them a competitive advantage. Many big business marketers are returning to a “service sells” mentality, however, many sell great customer service and few deliver. The problem is that few marketers have ever truly served a customer.Throughout my
Aristotle wrote “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.” Much like project management we have to work to succeed and strive to achieve excellence in everything we do. Failure is easy and requires no effort on our part. Success takes work, drive, effort, motivation and dedication. After all if it was easy everybody would be just that. Successful.
1. Plan5-
In project management there are 5 “Ps” you need to stay keenly aware of; Proper Planning Prevents Pitifully Poor Performance (note this is the politically correct version). To start out right you need to create a solid plan. However, proper planning tends to be the first thing to be cast by the wayside under the pressure to deliver your project. Your plan is the roadmap on how you’re going to
In the competitive manufacturing world, new, “innovative” products are constantly being introduced that are designed to save users enormous amounts of time and effort. And manufacturers of consumer goods are not the only industry trying to win the title of “Most Innovative.” Even business-to-business organizations, like the vendors who supply materials to manufacturers, have entered the game with products that aim to help manufacturers realize significant savings.The packaging industry has also put its hat in the innovation ring, and with great success. For example, a relatively recent innovation, corrugated plastic, has taken the packaging industry by storm, and manufacturers are just now starting to realize the product’s benefits. Plastic corrugated is a durable material designed to replace the conve
1. Plan5-
In project management there are 5 “Ps” you need to stay keenly aware of; Proper Planning Prevents Pitifully Poor Performance (note this is the politically correct version). To start out right you need to create a solid plan. However, proper planning tends to be the first thing to be cast by the wayside under the pressure to deliver your project. Your plan is the roadmap on how you’re going to
Very few people truly understand the hardships of the American trucker. Hollywood portrays them as wild rebels blazing down the highway enjoying their “freedom” as they disappear into the sunset. They are running the loud and mean road machines tearing through the night, fighting to get to their destination. The truth of the matter is that over the road trucking is hard, dangerous work. As the population grows in this country, it has become more difficult just to find a parking space. Tired and weary, a driver looks for a place to stop and take a much needed break. Signs everywhere read : “No Semi’s Allowed,” and “No Truck Parking.” The trucking life is rough...little rest and no respect.Truck driving can offer some rewards, though. Beautiful country side scenery, endless deserts
2. Develop Alternative Actions-
So you’ve properly planned. What’s next? Those of you who are conspiracy theorists, risk managers or who subscribe to Murphy’s Laws of Combat covet alternative action planning. Mr. Murphy stated the following; “No Op (operation) plan ever survives initial contact.” So be prepared for that highly detailed plan you spent so much time on developing to fall apart right before your very eyes. Nothing can be more disconcerting to a Project Manager than this. However, watch to the surprise of your sponsors and envy of your peers as you reach in your back pocket and invoke your mitigation strategy or fall back plan. Then turn to them and ask “…Ok what’s next.”
3. Set up and maintain the project file-
You’ll remember this one from the 5 ways to fail. Equally so it belongs on the ways to succeed. Project administration while the bane of a PMs existence is a pillar for our success. Document everything (charters, scope, changes, issues, stakeholders, risks), seek buy in and confirmation on key actions and decisions in writing. Publish your information to the team and key stakeholders. Keep the file maintained in
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