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Comment on Does a Technical Project Need a Technical Project Manager? by What Does it Take to be an IT Project Manager? | PM Technix

What Does it Take to be an IT Project Manager? | PM Technix — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:24:00 +0000

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Comment on Effective Project Status Meetings by Bruce Lofland

Bruce Lofland — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:42:34 +0000

I agree that having too many people in a meeting makes things harder to get done. Sticking to an agenda will help make the meeting efficient if there are more people than needed.

Comment on Effective Project Status Meetings by Abbas

Abbas — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:17:33 +0000

It is essential to hold regular fruitful meetings when managing a project. It can be one of the most difficult jobs, with various operational tasks involved. The most important thing is to ensure that only those people who absolutely have to be present in the meetings are there, and unnecessary factions are excluded to prevent confusion and wastage of time.

Comment on Effective Project Status Meetings by Bruce Lofland

Bruce Lofland — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:30:09 +0000

I agree Sean. If a status meeting discussions are getting too technical or off-topic, other meetings need to be scheduled as needed to discuss these with only the people needed. Project status meetings are about getting status rather than a catch-all for everything on the project.

Comment on Effective Project Status Meetings by Bruce Lofland

Bruce Lofland — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:26:01 +0000

I would normally handle the operational items outside the regular project status meetings, but I can see doing them then too. Thanks for the feedback.

Comment on Effective Project Status Meetings by Sunshine systems

Sunshine systems — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:41:19 +0000

This is a good list. I’d add one more heading “Operational”. This section covers the tasks which although not specifically project related, they are fundamental to the outcome. These operational tasks include start & finish of staff, contract renewals, regular communications, methodology changes, etc.

Comment on Can Project Management be Agile? by ¿Hay futuro para la administración de proyectos en la metodología ágil? « Mejores Proyectos

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:57:58 +0000

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Comment on Effective Project Status Meetings by architectural services , architectural companys in Chennai

architectural services , architectural companys in Chennai — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:06:01 +0000

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Comment on Effective Project Status Meetings by sean

sean — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:06:00 +0000

The project status meeting can be a valuable tool if kept short. You mentioned that it can take as little as 10 minutes to get through it. One important thing to do is to set a definite start and finish time. I have seen too many meetings get off point or too detailed and go on for hours. The point is to get a quick update and get back to the project task at hand.

Comment on Work Breakdown Structures are Useful If Done Right by La EDT (WBS) es una herramienta útil, cuando está bien hecha « Mejores Proyectos

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:52:01 +0000

[...] que comente algo la entrada previa -Como distinguir entre un riesgo o un problema-) sus notas sobre la utilidad de la EDT cuando está bien hecha. La estructura de desglose de trabajo (EDT o Work Breakdown Structure – WBS) es una [...]