Dragging Feet
On this week’s show, Jay Christensen and Rob Bremmer discuss the challenges that come with team members who don’t fully support your project. Do they have a full understanding of the project objective? Do they understand the potential impact of the projec
The Skill Gap
With more projects than people in today’s project environment, organizations are often forced to assign team members to project teams who are not equipped with the skills required to contribute most effectively. This skill gap can have a severe negative i
Last Minute Scope Change
This week, our Cadence graduate writes, “Complete requirements for the project are received before the project is due to be complete.” Without complete organizational understanding and sponsor/customer agreement, this project problem comes up time and aga
Communication
This week, our Cadence graduate writes, “communication is a key problem on our projects.” In that simple statement, she sums up the baggage that comes with all projects in some form or another. Without a proper framework, inexperienced teams can become mi
Scope Creep
Keeping a keen eye on scope is a key responsibility of every project manager. The ability to address any element that affects project performance risks triggering a cascade of changes to cost and schedule, that can have dangerous consequences to the proje
PMI Portland Special: Randall Englund on Project Sponsorship
PMI Portland dinner meeting attendees were treated to this rousing speech by Randall Englund, author of the book “Project Sponsorship: Achieving Management Commitment for Project Success”. Englund is introduced here by Cadence COO Connie Plowman. Englund
Define scope right from the start
A universal understanding of project scope is critical to overcoming confusion in project start-up. This week’s problem comes from a project manager dealing with just that; multiple sponsors and members of leadership competing for input into project scope
Get the Right Skills on Project Teams
This week we are thrilled to launch the inaugural episode of Ask Cadence!, tackling your gorilla project management problems, one week at a time.