Managing the expectations is important on all projects. It's the major purpose of your status report, but managing expectations requires more than just sending out an accurate status report on a ...

Scope creep is the nemesis of many project managers and if not properly managed can destroy a project. Modifying project expectations to meet changing stakeholder expectations or adding features to an ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (February 20, 2015)--"Managing expectations can be the difference between project success and failure," said consultant Ernie Baker, speaking to project managers at Picatinny ...

Usefully interpreting surveys about CIOs is a bit like veterinary medicine: While the howls of animal pain reveal something is amiss, the patients can’t articulate the details. You have to probe ...

Efficient project planning requires a knowledge of your stakeholders' and clients' needs. With a clear understanding of the needs and requirements, you are able to detail the project phases and carry ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Start a project with a happy ending in mind, and it quickly becomes a disappointing cliffhanger. Anyone leading a team has felt this ...

Mismatched expectations are caused by information gaps. If you tell someone to make coffee and don’t specify decaf, they’ll have to choose regular or decaf. Half the time they’ll decide on the one you ...

Keeping projects on track — especially in the face of constant change requests and additions — is a project manager’s greatest challenge. And when project managers don’t properly set expectations from ...