Karen Cherrett

Project Management Insights https://projectsuccesstips.com by Karen Cherrett What mechanisms do you have in place to manage any budget nightmares that might arise? I want to talk specifically about vendor overspend in this episode as it is often a large problem when so much of the IT world is outsourced to external vendors.

Project Management Insights https://projectsuccesstips.com by Karen Cherrett Your project can’t possibly be delivered successfully when you have resourcing problems. Here are some different ways to get the resources you need in order to deliver. You might not have thought about some of them and yet if you ask, you might be surp…

Project Management Insights https://projectsuccesstips.com by Karen Cherrett You’ve just been given a project only to find there is no Business Case.  Now, what do you do?  Here is a way to get agreement on what needs to be delivered, in writing, so you have something to work to. You need this clarity in order to know…

Project Management Insights https://projectsuccesstips.com by Karen Cherrett With team members from different areas in the business, or outside vendors, who all have perspectives that aren’t aligning, it’s not always easy to manage.  There are ways to get everyone seeing things from the same perspective, even though they a…

Project Management Insights https://projectsuccesstips.com by Karen Cherrett We all know how hectic life can be. There never seems to be enough time to get everything done. Here are some simple tips your can implement to at least find a little bit more time in your day, and get what needs to be done, done.

Project Management Insights https://projectsuccesstips.com by Karen Cherrett Risks can be of great benefit to us if we are willing to see them that way. Did you call out risks in your Business Case?  Maybe if you didn’t you might go back and develop that list. I know it’s easy to hate risk management. I want to talk to you…

Project Management Insights https://projectsuccesstips.com by Karen Cherrett Issues management is easy when you know-how. Let me explain the process that I’ve used to manage issues. It’s easy and works well to capture, track and monitor your issues. 

Project Management Insights https://projectsuccesstips.com by Karen Cherrett What state is your schedule in?  Is everything on track and you’re totally smashing delivery?  Or are some of your tasks that are slipping and the project is beginning to slide? Perhaps you have a total train wreck. Let’s talk about your sche…

Project Management Insights https://projectsuccesstips.com by Karen Cherrett Picking up the phone can be the simplest way to reconnect with a team member. It’s much more personal than sending an email. What I found is picking up the phone I get an instant response, and of course that relies on the person being at their desk, or…

Project Management Insights https://projectsuccesstips.com by Karen Cherrett Trust is one of those things that isn’t always easy to gain. Once you lose someone’s trust it’s not easy to get it back. Unless you know-how. Here are some ways that you can begin to rebuild trust with your team members. You may be very surprised at th…