December 2nd, 2009
| How to get the project done when the team is not all in one place is not a new theme. It is however becoming more and more normal, so it is worth re-visiting.A brainstorm of project managers came up with the following ideas, which are grouped into several themes. As with all checklists, these ideas are suggestions which you can use either directly or to stimulate other ideas.
Although these ideas are not new and which ones to use use depends on your situation, I hope you will find something useful here and add your comments to this post.
Establish & Maintain the Team
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- Start with face to face meeting.
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- Maintain regular formal and informal interaction.
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- Supplement face to face meetings with interaction, eg with video conferences, skype etc.
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- Support ongoing face to face interaction with business trips, eg of project manager to maintain relationship.
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Define Working Processes
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- Clarify agenda and document the meeting minutes.
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- Ensure meeting hygiene: no typing in background, on time participation etc.
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- Establish standard terminology.
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- Use preferred communications hierarchy, eg phone rather than mail.
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- Ensure clear roles and responsiblilities.
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- Agree which languages to use.
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Teambuilding Styles
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- Add time to meetings for chat.
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- Hold virtual coffee breaks.
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- Organise off site meetings.
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Information Sharing Tools
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Communications Tools
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- Telephone conference calls
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| How to get the project done when the team is not all in one place is not a new theme. It is however becoming more and more normal, so it is worth re-visiting.A brainstorm of project managers came up with the following ideas, which are grouped into several themes. As with all checklists, these ideas are suggestions which you can use either directly or to stimulate other ideas.
Although these ideas are not new and which ones to use use depends on your situation, I hope you will find something useful here and add your comments to this post.
Establish & Maintain the Team
|
- Start with face to face meeting.
|
- Maintain regular formal and informal interaction.
|
- Supplement face to face meetings with interaction, eg with video conferences, skype etc.
|
- Support ongoing face to face interaction with business trips, eg of project manager to maintain relationship.
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Define Working Processes
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- Clarify agenda and document the meeting minutes.
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- Ensure meeting hygiene: no typing in background, on time participation etc.
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- Establish standard terminology.
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- Use preferred communications hierarchy, eg phone rather than mail.
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- Ensure clear roles and responsiblilities.
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- Agree which languages to use.
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Teambuilding Styles
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- Add time to meetings for chat.
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- Hold virtual coffee breaks.
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- Organise off site meetings.
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Information Sharing Tools
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Communications Tools
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- Telephone conference calls
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| How to get the project done when the team is not all in one place is not a new theme. It is however becoming more and more normal, so it is worth re-visiting.A brainstorm of project managers came up with the following ideas, which are grouped into several themes. As with all checklists, these ideas are suggestions which you can use either directly or to stimulate other ideas.
Although these ideas are not new and which ones to use use depends on your situation, I hope you will find something useful here and add your comments to this post.
Establish & Maintain the Team
|
- Start with face to face meeting.
|
- Maintain regular formal and informal interaction.
|
- Supplement face to face meetings with interaction, eg with video conferences, skype etc.
|
- Support ongoing face to face interaction with business trips, eg of project manager to maintain relationship.
|
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Define Working Processes
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|
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- Clarify agenda and document the meeting minutes.
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- Ensure meeting hygiene: no typing in background, on time participation etc.
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- Establish standard terminology.
|
|
|
|
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- Use preferred communications hierarchy, eg phone rather than mail.
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- Ensure clear roles and responsiblilities.
|
|
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- Agree which languages to use.
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Teambuilding Styles
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- Add time to meetings for chat.
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- Hold virtual coffee breaks.
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- Organise off site meetings.
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Information Sharing Tools
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Communications Tools
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- Telephone conference calls
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July 31st, 2009
Dr. Ó Conchúir PMP has coached and trained hundreds of PMP candidates from many countries to success. This Project Managment Professional accreditation is awarded by the Project Management Institute, “the leading global association for the project management profession” and is based on their PMBOK® Guide.
It is not surprising that Scatterwork GmbH where he is a Senior Virtual Teamwork Collaboration Consultant also uses this standard for implementing its client collaboration projects.
Nevertheless he finds that the PMBOK® Guide is too complex at first reading, particularly for those for whom English is a learned language. Even so the pressures of globalization and company guidelines mean that many prepare for the examination in English. Now he has written a book which demystifies and mirrors the PMBOK® Guide.
His book is particularly useful for applicants for the PMP and CAPM examinations. It can also be studied alone by anyone as a general introduction to Project Management. The style and language have also been selected to make it particularly suitable for readers who use English as a learned language.
Which of the following titles do you think is best for this publication?
- Understanding the PMBOK® Guide
- Deciphering the PMBOK® Guide
- PMP by Half-time
- PMP in less time but without stress
- Reduce the study time to PMP
- Short Guide to the PMBOK® Guide
Or do you have a better suggestion? Please add your comments as a reply below. Many thanks!
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