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Project Managers, Focus on Outcomes — Not Deliverables

Harvard Business Review

Shift the focus from “what” you’re building (the deliverables) to “why” you’re building it (the outcomes). Features multiply, priorities blur, and schedules and budgets suffer. As a leader, how can you recognize scope creep and realign your team?

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5 Tips to Build a Harmonious Project Team in 2023

Liquid Planner Collaboration

From workflow creation to briefing to internal scheduling, provide your team with software that can help them streamline all project operations. For example, if you need to bring on a content team for a digital marketing deliverable, ask your project team what hiring the right writer means to them.

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13 Reasons to Choose Agile Project Management Methods

Liquid Planner Productivity

You’re having conversations about the process and the deliverables regularly so the team has opportunities to raise concerns. When you’re monitoring project performance with good reporting, you can increase productivity so the team should be able to get through more deliverables in a year.

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How Resource Analysis Can Optimize Your Next HR Project

AIHR

Let’s say you are tasked with a new project that has a set of deliverables – such as developing training and development programs, managing workplace operations or optimizing virtual onboarding for dispersed teams. Consulted : This team member will review each deliverable, putting it into context regarding the entire project.

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I feel terrible performance-managing an octogenarian

Alison Green

At the time we were fine with that — he was a good operator. I have given him a middle of the road workload with clear deliverables but he’s dawdling when we need him to deliver. When I started to ask for the deliverables by specific dates, he complained of stress and anxiety.

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In Search of Enlightened Leaders

Chief Executive

Their need for purpose, connection, flexibility, expression, validation and shared values in their work lives will permanently change how organizations operate. Fair warning to all CEOs and CHROs: We cannot stop this natural evolution. But we can get ahead of it by becoming, hiring and developing Enlightened Leaders.

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The Surprising Way To Increase Productivity

Chief Executive

Employees juggling multiple tasks at one time decrease their productivity by 80 percent, yet focusing on one deliverable at a time is nearly impossible due to the constant barrage of emails, messages and meetings. In addition, models of collaboration have completely changed with companies now operating as remote- or hybrid-first.