The Five Negotiation Styles
People often use the same negotiating style to resolve conflict instead of customizing the style to fit the specific situation. Always using the same negotiation style can result in unsuccessful outcomes. It would be best if you always considered using various negotiation styles for each situation. In this post learn what the five negotiation styles are and when each can be used in your upcoming negotiations.
Negotiating Basics (part 12) - Tactics
In this short video learn several proven tactics you can use in your next negotiation including the Trojan Horse, Krunch Time, Silence, Leaking Information and more.
Negotiating Basics (part 11) - Body Language
In this video learn body language basics from the importance of eye contact to the negotiating technique mirroring. Quickly find out how you can interpret positive and negative body language and how knowing the difference is key for your negotiation.
Negotiating Basics (part 9) - Presenting Your Case
In this video, learn some negotiating tips on how to effectively present your case during a negotiation so the other side will understand your proposal and both sides can get closer to reaching a win-win outcome.
Effective Project Communications
Successfully completing a project from start to finish requires specific core skills. Scheduling, time management, budgeting, and negotiating with all stakeholders are critical skills of a project manager. Leadership, risk management, and critical thinking are also high on the list. But the talent that is most important to project management is communication. A project manager spends 90% of his time communicating on a project, making it an immensely vital skill for successful project completion.
What is Project Tailoring?
Tailoring is an essential concept used in project management. The PMBOK Guide mentions tailoring several times, emphasizing its importance in the project management field. This blog post aims to answer the following questions: What exactly is project tailoring? What are the benefits of tailoring your project methodology? What are the negatives of tailoring? How can you tailor your project methodology?
The Executing Process Group
The executing process group performs the work outlined in the planning documentation to fulfill project objectives. Changes to the project during these processes may require a change request and a review of the planning processes.
Successful Project Manager Traits
The best project managers focus on the big picture and see themselves and their team members from this perspective. Being a project visionary helps a great project manager prioritize, pay attention to the future and know what's going on with all stakeholders on a project.
The Planning Process Group
The planning process group specifies the project scope and objectives and defines the actions required to achieve those objectives. The project management plan and additional core project documents are developed during the planning process to determine and provide baselines for the project.
What is a Project Management Office (PMO) ?
A strong PMO helps organizations improve in two distinct ways, by assisting them in choosing suitable projects to deliver and then helping them deliver projects correctly.