Author: Andrew Solovey

Knowledge Transfer Plan for Project Managers (Checklist)

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During our career we find ourselves in different situations. Sometimes we decide that it’s time for new challenges and make a decision to take on a new and more promising position. Another time due to unfavourable circumstances we have to leave the job to which we devoted years of hard work and efforts. Anyway, job change happens almost to everyone and this is definitely one of the most stressful periods in our lives.… [ Read the rest...]

Complete List of Project Manager`s Interview Questions

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During my yet not so long career of a project manager I have participated in about a dozen of interviews for project manager`s position (fortunately, most of them were successful). After the last set of my project manager`s interviews, an idea of putting together the complete list of project manager`s interview questions has come to my mind. To start with, I recalled the most interesting and tricky questions I have been asked during my interviews and collected some from the Web.… [ Read the rest...]

TOP 10 Articles on Project Management in July 2018

Posted Andrew SoloveyLeave a commentPosted in Monthly Digest
From this day forward, I`m going to collect and share with you the hottest articles on project management and related topics that I encounter on the Web. This monthly digest will contain my version of TOP 10 articles on such topics as project management skills, methodologies, communication, team building, industry research etc. Please, check the first edition of this digest – TOP 10 articles on project management in July 2018.… [ Read the rest...]

Why Escape Quest is the Best Team Building Activity

Posted Andrew SoloveyLeave a commentPosted in Teambuilding
Every team needs some motivation in order to stay productive during the long-term project. Out-of-work team building is one of the most effective and proven methods to motivate the team. There are several points why team building may be useful. First, it allows your team to recharge:  either to get a breath of a fresh air after several months of hard work or to celebrate some milestone that you have achieved together.… [ Read the rest...]

7 deadly sins of a project manager while working with a team

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When I started my career as a project manager in IT industry, I noticed that people often criticized project managers. They complained about them during the breaks, at the meetups, on the Internet, wherever it was possible. And I thought then that something was wrong with this situation: either it is not very good attitude to the manager’s position in the industry in general or it is all about particular personalities.  … [ Read the rest...]

How to Estimate Software Development Projects Like a Ninja

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When sponsors or clients ask you to estimate a project, they, in fact, want to know how much money the project will cost and how long it will take. Why do they need this information? Well, the answer is that business as a whole tries to make a decision about how to spend money effectively. Businesses need certainty about what they will get and when.… [ Read the rest...]
Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned: Does It Really Work in Projects?

Posted Andrew SoloveyLeave a commentPosted in Meetings
After completion of each project it is recommended to conduct a lessons learned session with a team. But many people including some project managers believe that lessons learned is just yet another meeting and a waste of time. Let`s figure out if it’s true or not. What is Lessons Learned Session and How It Differs from Retrospective Meeting First, let’s try to understand what  actually a lessons learned meeting is and what’s the difference between it and a well-known in Scrum retrospective meeting.… [ Read the rest...]
Ground rules for project team

Kickstart Your Project with Team Ground Rules

Posted Andrew SoloveyLeave a commentPosted in Remote Teams
What are ground rules? When a new team meets to start work on some project, it is very important to establish some operating agreements which are called ground rules. These group rules are the set of values and guidelines which the team establishes consciously to help individual members to act properly. They articulate the set of expected behaviors for team members in the future.… [ Read the rest...]