How to facilitate a project meeting
Read on for my helpful guide on how to facilitate a project meeting effectively.
Communication
Winning stakeholder support when time and energy are limited
Why should project teams invest resources in communication activities is a question I’m often asked – both from people who are not convinced of the value, and also from those looking for the words to use with their leadership team. For me the crux of this question comes back to the raison d’etre for projects….
4 ways to proactively manage stakeholders
Stakeholder management seems to stay a hot topic regardless of what year we’re in. I think it’s been that way since A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) finally included a tenth knowledge area on managing stakeholders (although in my mind, stakeholders were important to the project management profession way before…
Tips for Before, During & After Meetings
Managing successful meetings is not a new subject, but neither is it a waste of time to refresh ourselves about how best to manage meetings. Below, Guillermo Solis has some suggestions to bear in mind before, during and after meetings, when we are in charge of the meeting as a project manager. These are based…
How to provide constructive criticism
Here are 5 tips for how you can better provide constructive criticism to your team.
How To Communicate Effectively When You’ve Got No Time For Meetings
Learn how to communicate effectively with your team when you don’t have time for meetings. These tips will make it easier to get your messages out there!
The Skills You Need to be a Top Communicator
“The successful project communicator is a good networker and builds effective working relationships within the project, across the wider organization of which the project is a part and sometimes externally,” writes Ann Pilkington in her book, Communicating Projects. You need good communication skills in order to be able to do that, but what are ‘good…
10 Tips for Good Meeting Agendas + Free Agenda Template
Meetings need agendas because it helps keep everyone focused. Here are 10 easy tips for great meeting agendas. Plus a free agenda template!
Communications Tools: The Project Banner
A project banner can be a great way to communicate about your project that goes beyond email, newsletters and presentations.
Tutorial: How to Create A Video With Lumen5
Find out what you can use video for in this short tutorial that explains how to use the free tool Lumen5 for making video. Then you can use video in your project communications.
4 Reasons Why Your Project Board Isn’t Working
Project Boards should help you by taking decisions and providing direction for the project. Find out how to recognise when your project board isn’t working for you and what to do. Learn how to take control when you aren’t getting that level of support and how to get your Project Board back on track.
10 Ways to Present your Projects to Stakeholders
Find out how to communicate your project to stakeholders with these 10 tips and ideas. Better communication results in better engagement and ultimately more successful outucomes.