The importance of emotional intelligence (EI) in business, particularly in leadership, is well understood. Leaders with high emotional intelligence can get the most out of their employees. In so doing, they propel projects and businesses to ever greater heights.
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PRINCE2 Project Management Articles, Videos and Other Useful Resources
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As a project leader, you’re required to chair meetings before, during and after any major project. To ensure everyone is on the same page and working in the right direction, you need to plan these meetings effectively. But how do you plan and execute a project meeting structure that works?
Die Buchautorin Sonja Radatz schreibt auf Managerseminare.de „Projektmanagement? Nein, danke!“ Sie betrachtet Projekte „als einen mehr als zweifelhaften Versuch der Leitung, aus vielleicht mangelndem Vertrauen in die eigene Mannschaft alle operativen Themen bei sich zu behalten“. Projekte würden die Kosten nur weiter steigern. Die jeweilige Fachabteilung weiß selbst am besten, wie Ziele zu erreichen seien.
If you work in construction, IT, manufacturing, architecture, chemicals or any other major industry, you’ve almost certainly come across people with the job title ‘project manager’. Unlike some other positions within your industry, say site foreman or quantity surveyor, the moniker ‘project manager’ doesn’t really indicate what this person does. Yet, the project manager, PM, might just be the most important person on any specific task.
PRINCE2 oder Methoden wie Scrum und Kanban kommen alle ursprünglich aus dem IT-Umfeld. Trotzdem: Wenn Du ein Agilista bist, dann lächelst Du nur müde über die „Wasserfall“-Methode PRINCE2. Nieder mit den Hierarchien und sturen Prozessen! Was kümmern uns Dokumentationen? Der Mensch steht im Vordergrund, nicht der Prozess: „Individuals and interactions over processes and tools, Working software over comprehensive documentation, Customer collaboration over contract negotiation, Responding to change over following a plan“, so umschreibt dies das Agile Manifesto.
Understandably, we believe that being certified in project management is a sure-fire way to boost your career chances, knowledge of best practice and overall skillset. However, without the right personal skills, a qualification can only take you so far. We’ve pulled together 4 essential attributes you can use to take your PM skills from good to great.
PRINCE2 isn’t just the world’s most popular Project Management methodology, it can also help you boost the power of your CV. Even though it won’t guarantee you a job (it’s up to you to wow the interviewer!) it can help your chances significantly.
Here are our 5 top ways how PRINCE2 can help you out at different stages of your career.