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- How to deal with a personnel problem on your project team when you're not the functional manager
- Interesting SuggestionsI can see where you're coming from with these suggestions, it is imperative that a project manager or any manager for that matter should know his staff well enough to develop a good rapport with them. Seeing problems with staff before they occur is another skill that should be...
- Tags: Team management, saurabh.mukadam@..., functional manager, team
- Discussion threads 2007-09-26
- How can I hold staff to deadlines when I?m not their boss?
- It's difficult for project managers when they are responsible for the project but not the people. Project management mentor Tom Mochal offers strategies that will help you direct the project and the people assigned to complete it.TechRepublic columnist Tom Mochal receives dozens of e-mails each week from members with questions...
- Tags: Team management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Tom Mochal, functional manager, team, project management
- Technical articles 2001-07-24
- What to do when fellow managers won't share resources
- A TechRepublic member is involved with a project that requires a team of shared staff members, but her peers aren't cooperating. Project management expert Tom Mochal offers this strategy to ensure she has the staff she needs when she needs them.TechRepublic columnist Tom Mochal receives dozens of e-mails each week...
- Tags: Team management, Construction, Strategy, Tom Mochal, functional manager
- Technical articles 2001-05-02
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- How to deal with a personnel problem on your project team when you're not the functional manager
- Frequently, a person's talents drive him to work in certain areas where he excels. In other cases, the individual talents of a person and the job he performs are not aligned. Sometimes this lack of alignment can be overcome with hard work and motivation. Unfortunately, sometimes the gap can't be...
- Tags: Team, Performance, Team Member, Team Management, Performance Management, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Tom Mochal
- Blog posts 2007-09-24
- When the project manager makes a bad technology decision
- When project managers that have a limited understanding of IT start making arbitrary decisions on technology, it can set the stage for disaster. Your choices as a team member are to understand why the decision was made or find ways to fight it.TechRepublic columnist Tom Mochal receives dozens of e-mails...
- Tags: Team management, Databases, Strategy, Tom Mochal, technology decision
- Technical articles 2001-12-03
- Are you a project manager if you have limited authority?
- You have the responsibility for a project but little of the authority needed to make things happen. Does that make you the project manager or the leader of the project team?TechRepublic columnist Tom Mochal receives dozens of e-mails each week from members with questions about project management problems. He shares...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Team management, Strategy, Leadership, Tom Mochal, project management, team
- Technical articles 2002-07-31
- Dealing with a secretive, distant team member
- Team members who withhold information from their colleagues or speak ill of the company they're working for can disrupt projects, cause tension, and make the team fall behind. Here are some ways to resolve the conflict.Each week, project management veteran Tom Mochal provides valuable advice on how to plan and...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Strategy, team, Tom Mochal, project management
- Technical articles 2001-10-08
- Mini-glossary: Project management terms you should know
- This article is also available as a PDF download.Every discipline has its own vocabulary, and projectmanagement is no exception. Part of the process of successfully deployingproject management in your organization is to standardize the terminology. Thatway, when one person talks about risks, scope, issues, requirements, and otherPM concerns, everyone else...
- Tags: beneficiary, deliverable, Gantt Chart, project management, Tom Mochal
- Technical articles 2006-08-24
- Follow these six steps when providing constructive performance feedback
- When you need to provide team members with feedback, it's usually a breeze when their performance is up to snuff. However, if an employee requires constructive feedback, it can be a delicate situation. Check out Tom Mochal's tips on how to approach these one-on-one meetings. The role of the...
- Tags: Tom Mochal, Team management, Performance management, team member, team, performance feedback, performance, Project Management Newsletter, Employee, Feedback, Project Manager, Criticism, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Technical articles 2006-08-08
- Managing cross-functional team demands diligence
- Project managers who work with cross-functional team members face a number of challenges, including the need to schedule people who work outside their department. Follow Tom Mochal's advice to stay on top of resources and keep your project on track.Each week, project management veteran Tom Mochal provides valuable advice about...
- Tags: Team management, Tom Mochal, team, training
- Technical articles 2002-04-30
- The role of the delivery manager: Making it work
- By Susan Dallas and Barbara GomolskiGartner has written extensively about an organizational model that is focused on the delivery of services to IT clients. This model has three critical roles:The delivery managerThe product managerRelationship managerThe role of the IT delivery manager is critical to the success of a service-based organization....
- Tags: delivery manager, Gartner , Gartner Inc.
- Technical articles 2003-10-03
- Dealing with a poor staffing decision
- In a perfect workplace, only the best and brightest would be assigned to project work. But staffing decisions can be based on a myriad of reasons?-both good and bad. Here's what to do if an unqualified person ends up on your team.Each week, project management veteran Tom Mochal provides valuable...
- Tags: Team management, Tom Mochal, team, staffing decision
- Technical articles 2002-01-14
- A primer on projects, programs, and portfolios
- Where does program management end and project management begin? The answer depends on the roles assigned at your company. Project management veteran Tom Mochal explains with this look at the three P's: projects, programs, and portfolios.TechRepublic columnist Tom Mochal receives dozens of e-mails each week from members with questions about...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Tom Mochal, project management
- Technical articles 2001-10-18
- A primer on projects, programs, and portfolios
- Where does program management end and project management begin? The answer depends on the roles assigned at your company. Project management veteran Tom Mochal explains with this look at the three P's: projects, programs, and portfolios.Columnist Tom Mochal receives dozens of e-mails each week from members with questions about project...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Tom Mochal, project management
- Technical articles 2002-03-20
- Don't wait to address performance problems on a project
- Most project managers have had to deal with performance problems on a project at one point in their careers. Such issues are usually uncomfortable adventures for the project manager. This uncomfortable feeling usually has two causes: The project manager is usually not the functional manager of the...
- Tags: Team, Performance, Project Manager, Performance Problem, Team Member, Team Management, Performance Management, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Tom Mochal
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- Managing people in a matrixed organization
- As a project manager, you want your team members to show dedication to your project. But how do you keep the team on track and on deadline when they are tasked with several other projects? Project management veteran Tom Mochal offers advice.Each week, project management veteran Tom Mochal provides valuable...
- Tags: Team management, Tom Mochal, team, team member
- Technical articles 2000-12-18
- A primer on projects, programs, and portfolios
- Tom Mochal answers a question about project management terminology from a TechRepublic member. Question I have worked at companies where a program manager was assigned to manage all major development. In these situations, the project manager had little authority and was often relegated to administrative duties,...
- Tags: Project, Project Manager, Tom Mochal, Projects, Portfolios Portfolios, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- Use standard roles to avoid confusion on projects
- One of the important responsibilities of the project manager is make sure you know who is fulfilling the roles on your project. This column describes some of the common roles on projects. All projects have people that perform different roles and responsibilities. On small projects, understanding the roles...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Tom Mochal, Project management, Team management, deliverable, Project Management Newsletter, Project, Project Manager, Role, Executive Sponsor, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- Technical articles 2006-08-22
- Project Managers please advise me..
- Greetings all, I needed some advice on a new job I just landed. I was a IT Manager for about 6 years and was laid off 6 months ago.. I finally got a job but the position is Project Manager. I have strong knowledge of AD, Exchange,Cisco routers and deploying...
- Tags: PMP, Microsoft Project, project manager, ANaq110, it management, job
- Discussion threads 2006-08-06
- Three tactics for dealing with sub-par performance of contractors
- What do you do when a tem member is not meeting your expectations? Normally, a project manager would deal with poor performance through a process of trying to determine the cause of the performance problem, further monitoring, getting very specific on deliverables and due dates, documenting the performance problems, and...
- Tags: Contractor, Performance, Tom Mochal
- Blog posts 2007-09-04
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