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It's the client's project, not your project. When your'e doing work-for-hire, you don't get to make 100% of the project decisions. Your first priority is to make your client happy and successful. If they want something different than what you think should be done and the disagreement can't be mutually resolved, the final decision will always go to the client.Blogs I Follow
Tag Archives: project planning
Excuses vs Apologies
We’ve all been there. Sitting in a room where the client, a project stakeholder, or your boss is questioning you (perhaps in an angry-ish way) about why the project went terribly wrong. It’s uncomfortable, almost unbearable – and the temptation … Continue reading
Posted in Best practices, Communication, Project risks, Role of the PM
Tagged ownership, project planning
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Managing Scope Creep Tip #1: Listen…. and Speak Up!
Have you ever been a team member working on a project and you start getting hints that the client is asking for something that wasn’t on the list or is above and beyond what you agreed to do? If you’re lucky, … Continue reading
Project Planning: Gantt Chart, Milestones List, or Calendar?
When planning a project there are lots of options for organizing the tasks. When I think about a project plan I automatically think of the traditional gantt chart with the tasks, sub-tasks, resources, and timeline all incorporated within. In a … Continue reading
What’s on the Critical Path in Your 2015?
As usual, I have way too many goals for one year. It always happens this way – I get excited at the possibility of starting over, doing new things, getting rid of unhealthy habits, and accomplishing more than in any previous … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Path
Tagged critical path, Huffington Post, New Year's Resolutions, project planning
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