by Terry Sterling | Nov 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Regardless of what type of strategy planning system your organization utilizes, there is one thing you can be assured of; not everything will go as planned. Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson put it bluntly, “Everyone has a plan until they get...
by Terry Sterling | Jul 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the key elements of effective leadership centers around relationships. It is about knowing how to get the optimum performance from the people you interact with and are responsible for, whether at work, in your community or at home. It is being able to gain...
by Terry Sterling | Mar 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
On November 14, 1965, Major Bruce Crandall and his flight of sixteen helicopters were lifting troops for a search and destroy mission from Plei Me, Vietnam to a landing zone designated as “Landing Zone X-Ray”. After the fifth troop lift, his unarmed helicopters came...
by Wes Balakian | Mar 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Refusing to Ask for Help One of the most common mistakes made by inexperienced project managers is the belief that asking for help will make them seem incompetent in the eyes of their peers and management. Nothing could be further from the truth. Good project managers...
by Wes Balakian | Feb 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
Not Fully Understanding Requirements The more inexperienced the project manager, the greater the likelihood the project manager will use his/her interpretation of the requirements rather than consulting with the subject matter experts. This can lead to misdirection in...
by Wes Balakian | Feb 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Failing to Understand What Stakeholders and Sponsors Want to Hear One of the requirements to pass the PMP® exam is an understanding of Cost Management and more specifically, the formulas attributed to earned value measurement. Although there is obviously merit in...
