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Five Ways to Communicate Up

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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Ways to Communicate Up

Whether you manage projects or entire portfolios, some of your time will be spent advising senior executives. Knowing how to speak their language is essential for building your own career as a leader.

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Filed Under: How to Develop Your Leadership Tagged With: Alan Garvey, Communication, Communications Skills, Guest Post, pro, Project Sponsor, Project Stakeholders, Relationships, Sponsorship

Delivering Projects — 10 Vital Ways to Business Success

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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Business Success

Most people will say that a project is a temporary management setting needed to deliver some unique benefit to the business. And, project management is the governance — the principles, processes and tools — which is used when delivering projects.

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Filed Under: What Leaders Need to Know Tagged With: Business Success, Delivering Projects, Project Management, Project Manager, Project Sponsor, Project Support, Team

3 Sure-Fire Ways to a Good Project Schedule

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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A Good Project Schedule

A good project schedule doesn’t tell you what you want to hear. A good project schedule tells you what you need to know.

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Filed Under: What Leaders Need to Know Tagged With: Planning, Project Management, Project Manager, Project Plan, Project Schedule, Project Sponsor, Sponsorship

How to Write a Business Case ― 4 Steps to a Perfect Business Case Template

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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Preparing for Business Change

This article is about writing a business case. In 3 Reasons for Project Failure Martin Webster asked the question “Why do too many projects fail to deliver their objectives even though project management best practices appear to be used?”

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Filed Under: What Leaders Need to Know Tagged With: Article, Business Case, Business Case Template, Business Tools, Planning, Project Management, Project Sponsor, Risk, Strategic Planning, Writing a Business Case

How to Write a Killer Project Plan That Gets Results

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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How to Write a Project Plan
How to Write a Project Plan

In this article we show you how to write a project plan. But first we intend to dispel any myths about the project plan and project planning.

Then we show you how to plan for quality and how to be prepared for difficulties that will inevitably arise when managing change.

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Filed Under: What Leaders Need to Know Tagged With: Article, Business Tools, Planning, Product Based Planning, Product Breakdown Structure, Product Flow Diagram, Project Management, Project Manager, Project Plan, Project Planning, Project Schedule, Project Scope, Project Sponsor, Scope, Strategic Planning

4 Types of Projects — Which Kind Are You Leading?

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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Walking In the Fog — 4 Types of Project

Learning to trust your instincts is an important leadership skill. Use this wisely and it will give you a head start when project planning.

Read on and I’ll explain …

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Filed Under: What Leaders Need to Know Tagged With: Change Project, Leadership Styles, Leading Change, Project Leader, Project Management, Project Manager, Project Plan, Project Sponsor, Project Stakeholder, Strategic Management, Types of Project

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