Two Planning Dimensions
D. Brown Management
April 20, 2019
Some of the impacts you see on a project are not as clear as a design change, conflict, or obviously changed condition. Some impacts, such as poor project sequencing or congested work areas are hard to notice if you don’t have good tracking systems.
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Early Identification as a Trainable Skill
D. Brown Management
April 15, 2019
The ability to identify potential changes early is a skill that can be tested, trained, and managed just like a craft skill.
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Working Like an Owner
D. Brown Management
April 10, 2019
Success in anything significant can never be guaranteed, but there are many things you can do that will nearly guarantee failure. If you do the following consistently, without any expectation in return, you will see opportunities open for you.
Changes - Early Identification is Always Better
D. Brown Management
April 8, 2019
Early identification of changes and conflicts is the first key to success. The capability to identify changes and conflicts early in the process is a combination of organizational structure, systems, management, training, and coaching.
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Vision + Execution
D. Brown Management
April 7, 2019
The first limitation most people and companies put on themselves is the size of their vision. While vision alone will not guarantee your achievement, a limited vision will nearly always guarantee limited achievement.
Change Management Foundation
D. Brown Management
April 5, 2019
There are four foundational items that support great change management. Without these in place, you will never get the value out of streamlining the process.
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Change Management Dashboards
D. Brown Management
March 29, 2019
Summarize your detailed change tracking logs with concise dashboards that give you critical information in a format that allows you to see the big picture while still having enough information to be actionable.
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Change Tracking Log & Management
D. Brown Management
March 28, 2019
Great change management starts with a good tracking system. The far more important part of change management is the rigorous review process at least 2X monthly with your PMs that will limit your risk, increase your opportunities, and train your team.
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Responsibility, Results, and Compensation
D. Brown Management
March 26, 2019
If you want to grow your career, always seek additional responsibility while pushing your limits in every way to produce business results. The compensation will always follow.
Tracking Change Progress (The Funnel): Basic Status Categories
D. Brown Management
March 19, 2019
Managing changes effectively means that you need clear visibility across all projects. While the workflow will vary by project, the key progress milestones in your internal process will remain fixed.
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