Know the Functional Managers
Get to know the functional managers within your organisation. They can be a wealth of information and knowledge. You will need to be able to communicate easily and comfortably with …
Communication
Project Summary Page
Provide each new team member a one to two page summary of the project. This should be an easy to read summary of the project management plan. Include an outline …
Clear Roles and Responsibilities.
Make sure the role and responsibility for each team member is clear. Ideally provide this in writing to the team members so they can easily refer to it. Provide clear …
Produce Performance Measurements
As a project manager you should produce performance measurements of your project. These could be measurements such as: Planned Value Earned Value Actual Cost Budget At Completion Estimate At Completion …
Who is Responsible
Make sure your team knows who is responsible for what work. People who need to know are: Team members Project manager Organization Management If people don’t know, then they communicate …
Filter Emails
If you get lots of emails (particularly ones that you are copied on) then it may be worth considering setting some email filters to sort emails to certain folders (design, …
Clarify Terminology
You should make sure that terminology that is ambiguous or unclear is made clear with definitions. This can avoid mistakes and reduce the time necessary to re-design. For example: “Rail …
Good Change Management System
Instigate and enforce a good change management system Change management coordinators and people who have to approve changes spend a lot of time chasing signatures, putting information in to spreadsheets, …
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 …
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 …