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Sponsors rarely hand project managers a clear, well-defined charter. Project managers need to ask, negotiate, and sometimes demand in order to get a useful charter. The negotiations begin as soon as the sponsor asks the project manager to investigate the new project or idea.
The project charter may begin as a simple verbal request, [...]
This site has many articles on project charters. Here is a guide to help you find and make use of that material.
I am teaching an introductory course on Microsoft Project in late August in Houston, in partnership with TexPro. I encourage everyone to register today.
A new article has been posted to the site describing how to use a project charter in negotiations. This article adds to the series of articles and speeches on project charters here, exploring in more detail the question of how to use a project charter. The charter remains important long after the project is initially [...]
Project managers often face conflict. Resolving conflict in business requires negotiation. Project charters provide the foundation for project negotiations.
Learn how to use project charters effectively as a negotiating tool.
On May 17, 2008, I was elected Division C Governor for the new Toastmasters District 83. From July 2008 to June 2009, I will be helping 30 Toastmasters clubs in the central New Jersey area, along with five Area Governors. My theme for the year will be “Leaders Speak”.
My two web sites have gotten a new look. The design features the same high-contrast, easy-to-read qualities as before, but the color scheme has been updated from yellows and greens to bolder red, white, and black colors.
A new article on independent consulting is now available on this site. The article is written jointly by Jennifer (Tharp) Russell and myself, and was published for the PMI Asia Pacific Congress in Sydney, Australia in March 2008. At the Congress, Jennifer, Jerry Ball, Frank Parth, Frank Walker, and myself all participated in a frank, [...]
Have you ever thought about becoming an independent consultant? This article gives you practical advice on how to get started, what it might cost, and how to find your target market.
Written for a panel discussion at the PMI Asia Pacific Congress in Sydney Australia in March 2008. Panelists included Jerry Ball, Frank Parth, Jennifer (Tharp) Russell, and Frank Walker. Alex Brown served as panel moderator. The paper was written by Jennifer (Tharp) Russell and Alex Brown.
I am helping to host a web site and discussion group for a number of PMI (Project Management Institute) volunteers who are concerned about the potential loss of democratically elected leaders at the SIG and College level. For more information about this group, see http://pmi-pro-dem.rlprj.com/.
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