Understanding Critical Tasks - Podcast
April 14th, 2009Project managers must be able to schedule their projects efficiently while also knowing what “critical tasks” can be shortened or eliminated to meet the expected deadline. This is no easy feat when dealing with a team of people and project stakeholders but knowing what the terms “critical tasks” and “critical path” mean will help you to schedule projects with finesse.
Hard Skills, Soft Skills and Softer Skills - Podcast
March 11th, 2009This week Lisa Grant explores how you can find out more about your team members by asking them what their life philosophy is. Certain skills are learned and others are innate but knowing a person’s outlook on life can give you a preview of how they’ll work as part of your team.
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Change Management and the Scrum Framework - Podcast
February 17th, 2009In this episode, Lisa Grant explains how to manage a project successfully when you have frequent reviews and feedback sessions. There are ways to keep the project scope under control even when it appears that everybody wants to make changes, thus changing the outcome of the project.
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Elevator Speech - Podcast
February 16th, 2009When someone asks you that age old question, “What do you do for a living?” what do you say? If they look at you blankly when you announce your job title, do you then launch into a 5 minute job description?
Preparing an elevator speech is a simple way to explain exactly what you do in less than 30 seconds. In this episode, Lisa Grant explains the 5 things to include in your elevator speech and why it’s beneficial to have your speech ready at all times.
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