Being Assertive in Project Management Teams - Part 2

In part 1, we discussed the importance of and some barriers to assertiveness. You want your team to express their opinions and observations, and speak up with something isn't right. Otherwise you have false agreement and consensus. This follow-up post looks at some suggestions for establishing a culture of assertiveness. Continue reading

Being Assertive in Project Management Teams - Part 1

Effective communication is critical for good team performance. Everyone would agree with that statement, but many would not equate that with the need for assertiveness. This post examines the importance of assertiveness in project teams and provides some reasons why it doesn't happen. Continue reading

Book Review: The Mission, The Men, and Me

The Misssion, The Men, and Me is a book by Pete Blaber, a former Delta Force commander who worked in Afghanistan (among other locations). It is a very interesting, easy read with a lot of real world stories, but it also provides some very good insight and practical application that can be applied to leading teams. This blog post explores those insights. Continue reading

Teaching Good Workload Management to Increase Performance in Project Teams

In this era of more work being performed by fewer people, individual and team workload management is more important than ever. Workload management refers to how an individual manages their work demand. This has a direct bearing on the overall productivity and efficiency of the team. These post provides tips for better workload management. Continue reading

Using Acronyms for Better Team Decision Making

Decisions are made all the time, and they are made by people. This post discusses how using an acronym can help instill a better decision making process and culture with your project management teams. Continue reading

Hippo Solutions launches 360° Team Works at the DISA Mission Partner Conference AFCEA Technology Showcase

Hippo Solutions announces the launch of 360° Team Works, a new set of solutions to make project management teams better, at the DISA Mission Partner Conference AFCEA Technology Showcase in Tampa, Florida from May 7 through 10. Continue reading

Using Acronyms to Instill Better Decision Making in Your Team Culture

Decisions are made all the time. There is usually no framework for decision making. When a problem arises or a decision is necessitated, it is based on subjective factors. In addition, the average individual is deluged with information throughout the day (think twitter, emails) that makes it difficult to process the information that is truly relevant to make a good decision. This leads to bad decisions. In this post, we explore using acronyms as a mechanism to instill a better decision making process. Continue reading

Does Project Team Size Affect Performance?

What is the optimal size of project teams? Is there an optimal size? Does that affect team performance? We came across an interesting study that we review in this post. Continue reading

Resource Management Highlights from State of PMO 2012 Reports

PM Solutions recently published their State of the PMO 2012 report. You can download and read the report here. This report summarizes findings of how PMOs are operating in organizations today. In this post, we examine some of the highlights related to resource management and teams. Continue reading

3 Tips to Get More Out of Your Project Teams

Project teams are at the heart of work. Project work does not get done by people working individually in a vacuum. They get done by teams. Projects get done well by people working well together in teams. Fix your teams and you fix many of the common ills in project management organizations. There are probably 1,001 tips on how to get more out of your teams. Here are three that we believe are important. Continue reading