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6 ways to effectively communicate with stakeholders

It is of crucial importance to any project manager to work closely with stakeholders – relevant people affiliated with your project whose opinions and actions will directly impact the project outcome. I label it “crucial” because of the whopping 30% of projects that experience failure due to poor communication. Establishing ground rules for effective stakeholders communication will save time, remove obstacles and ultimately, finish the project on time and within budget. There are several communication methods you should implement when communicating with stakeholders in your company. All methods of communication described below have their upsides and downsides, so make sure you pick the right one depending on the message you are trying to send to your stakeholders.

Feb 2016Read More: 6 ways to effectively communicate with stakeholders
Leadership

5 Vital Characteristics of Effective Leadership

We live in the digital age. Today, tools and processes are ruling the workplace and humans play second fiddle to software and the internet. We at Celoxis believe that technology is an enabler for becoming more efficient; it is not a replacement. In an organization it is the people who make things happen. Leadership is what keeps the people motivated and focussed on the end goal. In this blog we will look at key aspects of leadership in the organizational context.

Jan 2016Read More: 5 Vital Characteristics of Effective Leadership
Project Management

Gems of Advice for Millennial Project Managers

Also known as Generation Y, born between the 1980s and the early 2000s, millennials have started dominating our workforce. More than one-in-three American workers today are millennials (adults ages 18 to 34 in 2015), and in 2015 they surpassed Generation X to become the largest share of the American workforce, according to a Pew Research Centre analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data (Source) . A study published by EY in 2013 summarizes that Millennials are tech-savvy, but aren’t great team players. Gen X-ers are entrepreneurial-thinking, but rank low on executive presence. And last, but not least, Boomers are team players and loyal, but don’t adapt so well (Source). With such a dramatic shift in persona at the workplace, the traditional project management philosophies may not be feasible any more, when it comes to getting results. Millennials on the other hand need to adapt to be successful in a project management career.

Nov 2015Read More: Gems of Advice for Millennial Project Managers
Collaboration

The Recipe for the Perfect Project

We all love food. Don’t we? It amazing how a set of raw ingredients come together under the deft hands of a good cook and create culinary magic. There is the choice of ingredients, there is a process, and there is fair amount of expertise involved. Project management is pretty much like that. You start with an objective in mind, you plan, you get the tools in place, you follow processes and you keep monitoring progress along the way. To keep in line with the cooking parlance, let’s come up with a recipe for a perfect project.

Nov 2015Read More: The Recipe for the Perfect Project

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