So we've all been to the doctor.  We know the feeling of getting marched into a sterile examination room, given a gown that only covers the front half of your body, asked to step on a scale, prodded with a thermometer, asked to pee in a cup.  Then there's what seems like an eternity of sitting on an examination table with your hind quarters hanging out waiting for the doctor to come in the room.  Then after what seems like an eternity the door bursts open and the doctor pronounces, "Hello, I'm Dr. Goofleblat..."

It is so easy for project teams to get caught up in "cool factor" and increase scope beyond the business need.

Resist the temptation to synthesize requirements which over-reach the need. Think "good enough."

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When project teams work in perfect harmony it's like music to the project manager's ears. Each project team member knows what they need to contribute to the project, knows when they have to perform, understands what other project team members are doing on the project, and knows what it takes to be successful.  Get this ebook see how to get your project teams to gel and deliver results.

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Too often solutions center on technologies. Technologies are the enabler, not the hub of the solution.

Know your business strategy, your desired to-be process and people goals, and then leverage technology.

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