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The Power of Being An Advisor

You have worked hard to form and nurture your relationship. You have a good open exchange of ideas and opinions, which is all good. As a result, you may have earned the right to become a trusted advisor to the other party in your relationship. Generally as an advisor you have a closer relationship that provides some additional perks. Before we look at those potential perks, the advisor as a project manager role is interesting one. As the point person for the project, you are initially given access to others such as those in management that members of the project team are not.

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What Makes a High Performing Team Special?

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New Article Published - How to Successfully Manage Expectations

If you keep your key stakeholders informed when they need to be informed, you will look good, writes PMPlanet columnist Ron Ponce of Fog City Consulting.

As a project manager you spend a great deal of time building relationships. These relationships are with people such as members of your team and management that you will surely call on during the life of the project to successfully deliver on the project objectives.

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Did You Successfully Pass the Torch? - Part II

The transition or the passing of the torch from one point of responsibility to the other for the client relationship is really all about making sure all the key data points about the project, the team, and the client are on the table for the new team. As the project manager, it is your job to make the determination of what is important for them to know and in some cases actually resolve some open items from the project. Many top project managers highlighted some important areas that should be considered part of the debrief of the next team. They are:

Project Done! Really? Did You Successfully Pass the Torch?

The project is coming to close. You and the team are getting ready to schedule a debrief session, and execute the tasks to box up the details of what was a successful project. In many cases, project managers think they are done with their responsibilities. It is rare that any project truly ends when the project ends. In most cases, there are some ongoing or operational activities that need to take place. It is the transition from project to ongoing initiative, product, or service that falls between the cracks and can become a major pain point to a relationship.

Project Done! Really? Did You Successfully Pass the Torch?

The project is coming to close. You and the team are getting ready to schedule a debrief session, and execute the tasks to box up the details of what was a successful project. In many cases, project managers think they are done with their responsibilities. It is rare that any project truly ends when the project ends. In most cases, there are some ongoing or operational activities that need to take place. It is the transition from project to ongoing initiative, product, or service that falls between the cracks and can become a major pain point to a relationship.