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Leading Cause of Project Failure: Lack of Executive Support

One of the single most important indicators of whether you will deliver successfully or not comes down to the support you’re getting from your sponsor.

Having support doesn’t mean you get everything you ask for (including doubling your pay)! What does it mean? How do you get it?

In this video Andy Kaufman, PMP, host of the project management podcast entitled The People and Projects Podcast discusses why executive support is so important, and how to get it.

By the way, you may find this project management podcast interview with Alfonso Bucero helpful. We talk about his book Project Sponsorship.

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This entry was posted in Leading Causes of Project Failure and tagged influence, objectives, project management, sponsor, stakeholders.

Improving Your Ability to Deliver: The Triple Constraint

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As we discussed in the video on Continual and Unregulated Change, it’s not a matter of if change will occur on your project–it’s only a matter of when.

So how can you improve your ability to deliver projects despite the changes?

Managing constraints is key, and in this video, Andy Kaufman, PMP, host of the project management podcast entitled The People and Projects Podcast will show you how to use the concept of The Triple Constraint (or Project Management Triangle) to your favor.

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This entry was posted in Improving Your Ability to Deliver and tagged change, constraints, cost, influence, negotiation, project management, scope, sponsor, timelines.

Improving Your Ability to Deliver: Identify All Stakeholders

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In previous videos we’ve talked about the importance of managing stakeholder expectations. It’s critical.

The first key to managing stakeholder expectations is to identify who they are. Of course this seems obvious but the Project Management Institute does a great job of helping us get a better understanding of who are stakeholders are.

Hint: there are more than you think!

In this video Andy Kaufman, PMP, host of the project management podcast entitled The People and Projects Podcast helps you undertand who your stakeholders are and how to better manage them to help you successfully deliver your projects.

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This entry was posted in Improving Your Ability to Deliver and tagged change, conflict, influence, project management, sponsor, stakeholders.

Improving Your Ability to Deliver: Influence Techniques

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What do you do when you’re being asked to deliver scope in a timeframe that just isn’t doable? Some project managers just give in. Others become the “no guy”, who essentially pushes back and is known to be more of an obstacle than part of the solution.

What are some good practices when it comes to influencing sponsors, customers, and other stakeholders?

In this video Andy Kaufman, PMP, host of the project management podcast entitled The People and Projects Podcast shares some easy-to-use ideas for influencing stakeholders.

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This entry was posted in Improving Your Ability to Deliver and tagged change, communication, influence, project management, sponsor.