Keep Tidy Desks

Encourage your team (and yourself) to spend a specific time each week in tidying their desk. This should include: Stacking and filing piles of paper neatly. Putting papers into sections …

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Know Team Member’s Names

Find a way for everyone in your project team to get to know each other’s names and each other’s roles. This will help the team to work better together, and …

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Learn the Tools

Learn to use the tools you require Do a short course in the use of software such as: Excel (or whatever spreadsheet program you use) Word Project (Microsoft, Primavera etc) …

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Wiki Software

Consider using wiki software as an internal intranet. Particularly for a company with no intranet yet, or for a large project. Is fully search-able All changes are recorded and stored …

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Timesheet Cost Codes

Timesheet cost codes - clock display

Timesheet cost codes for staff are very important. Clarify with all project team members what cost codes they should book their time to.

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Agree on Deliverables

Make sure you and your client agree on the deliverables expected for the project. Sometimes a contract may specify deliverables without enough detail. This could lead to you delivering something …

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Review For Blind Spots

To overcome blind spots in your project, get other project managers (from outside that project) to review your project. This should be done regularly as part of a scheduled process. …

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Understand technical risks

Make sure as the manager of a project that you are aware of and understand not just the financial and contract risks, but also the technical risks of the project. …

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