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Team, Welcome
to the July 2019 Project Management Companion Newsletter where we value your subscription. At Project Management Companion, we set out to provide the best
project management information, references and relevant posts for our customers
and clients. We are always looking for ways to assist our customers with their
career journeys and our clients with the most relevant project management
information in order to be able to achieve mutual success for both parties.
This month we have been busy putting up daily posts from the emotional side of
project management to the governance provided by the project management office.
Multiple videos covering all aspects of project management, because we are your
companion along the journey, and providing succinct information via
infographics. We strive to achieve our best in the project management space and
hope you enjoy our offerings. If there is anything further you would like to
see, then please drop us a line and we would be more than happy to try and cover
the topic.
We
hope you enjoy this newsletter, this month’s issue discusses the different types of clients you are likely to encounter during your career. Ways to create your project manager calendar, must have project management tools and much more. We hope you enjoy this issue and if there is something you would like to ask or see covered, please don't hesitate to let us know at .admin@projectmanagementcompanion.com Happy reading.
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Delivering Projects for different types of
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In the
course of a project manager’s career, there will be many different types of
clients with varied personalities to satisfy. One of the most critical skills which
can be learnt is how to relate to, work with, and leverage the strengths of
team members. For professional services leaders, being able to adjust
communication styles to meet other personalities doesn’t just end with the
team. In order to manage successful projects for clients, the project manager
has to be malleable, adjust to the people and the environment, while maintaining
workflow and project management best practices.
The
following are some of the 4 most common types of client personalities and strategic
actions which can be taken to deliver the project without sacrificing
productivity.
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The hovering client
Known as the helicopter personality type,
unfortunately projects don’t always run smoothly and if a client has
experienced failure before then expect a lot of distractions. As the client who
has experienced delays previously will be anxious and expect to be asked a lot
of questions. |
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Ways to create your Project Manager Calendar |
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The use of calendars
for project managers is mandatory, without a timeline or frame then the project
will be at risk on not delivering on the sponsors, and stakeholder’s
expectations. There are ways to make the whole planning for the next month,
quarter and year easier. Composing a project management calendar from scratch can
be time consuming, and deadlines can shift before completion. Also, once the
calendar is put together, how is it aligned with other teams’ calendars?
Thankfully
there is a way to avoid this frustration and easily share project calendars
between teams. The following provides some ways to build a digital project
management calendar which supports the planning efforts. It is then up to the
project manager and team, via collaboration to decide which is the right for
fit for the team.
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Must
have Project Planning Tool Features
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changing face of the Project Management Office |
| Project Management Templates, Enhance your project management skills with PMBOK based Project Management Templates. All of the PM templates are developed by PMP certified Project Managers with extensive project management experience. The templates are organized according to PMBOK process group. Templates are one step in the how to project management process and perhaps the easiest way to learn all about project management. All templates are provided digitally were you can download, modify and use as needed or share with your colleagues and friends. |
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