Really, I’m writing about how to manage communication. I know you're saying, "Hello? I’m a project manager, I know how to manage communications." Hear me out, I may say something that you can start using in the future. By definition from PMBOK, managing communications provides needed information to stakeholders in a timely fashion. Like you said earlier, I know that. But … [Read more...]
Project Managers Health Lines-Pt 2
A while ago, we talked about "Project Manager Health Lines", specifically financial health. We'll quickly go through client relationship. More and more, project managers are expected to be client facing, not relaying messages to the account team or upper management. We are expected to fully communicate the project needs with all stakeholders. These things include: … [Read more...]
Let’s create a Management Plan
A management plan or the rules of engagement, centralizes the information and describes how the project will be managed. The project manager owns this document, but account, creative, production, tech, and other departments contribute to the document. Another document? Really? Yes, the document is like a map to help develop a successful project. The team uses it for … [Read more...]
Did you get approval to use money?
Time is ticking and the need an approval. Everyone looks at you, the project manager to give the word. But wait, you haven’t gotten approval from the senior stakeholders. Production is telling you if you don’t get approval by 10am, it won’t be done. It’s a client deliverable and they are expecting it. To make things even spicier, it’s a agency investment. Your superhero … [Read more...]
Project Managers Health Lines-Pt 1
Project management has three main lines that we must keep healthy. Financial, client relationship and teams. Let's take a look at the first one. Financial Health. Let's quickly go through what's involved: Staffing Plans (Annual & Per Project as required) Out of Pocket Tracking Job Number & Time Reporting Process Agency Resourcing (Weekly Forecast & … [Read more...]