It's all too easy, when you manage a project, to become so involved with your team and the work at hand that you overlook a very important group of people: your sponsor and stakeholders—in other words ...

A project's most influential stakeholders have both the desire and ability to affect not only steps involved in project management but also the final outcome. While some might be important allies, ...

Before proceeding with the capstone project, you and your team must understand the broader implications of your design solution. Engineers are responsible for considering each variable in the ...

When you start a project for your small business, you will find a variety of people have a stake in the outcome of the project. These are the project stakeholders. While it can be exciting to realize ...

From a project manager’s perspective, a strong plan is vital to maintain communication with stakeholders across all levels of an organization. While communication may seem to be a fairly light lift in ...

From my experience as an executive, mentor and coach, I believe that dealing with expectations is a key skill for an executive at any level. Expectations are all around us. Hiring an employee?

A noisemaker is someone who tries to influence a project or a project’s outcome to a degree that is disproportionate to his or her role, and negatively affects project performance. A noisemaker might ...

Gaining trust and cooperation from a project team is imperative for success. Here are some ways to improve communication with stakeholders and make sure they feel like an important part of a team. Buy ...

Project manager deliverables are any output created as the result of work done during a project. Defining, tracking, and managing project deliverables is one of the most important responsibilities of ...

The RACI chart has long been a popular tool amongst project managers around the world. Also referred to as the RACI matrix, it’s used to clarify employee roles and responsibilities for each task, ...