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Ways to Reward Employees and the Project Team

As a Project Manager do you give much thought as to ways to reward employees - although more likely as a Project manager it would be ways to reward your Project Team. Depending on your organisational structure it may not be within the power of the Project Manager to give pay rises, so here are some suggestions as to different forms of renumeration

One of my favorite ways to reward high performing employees is with public recognition. Whether you run a pizza joint or a Fortune 500 company, never underestimate the significance of public recognition. By praising an employee in front of his peers, you indicate what types of behavior are most valued and give your employee increased esteem to recognize his good work. This is no small motivating factor, and can inspire hard workers to work even harder.

Of course, bonuses are a great way to reward employees. These awards don't have to only come in the form of money, however. Some of the most popular ways to reward employees in lower paid industries are with tickets to various events, but these methods can also be transferred to higher-level positions. Why not give your top...
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The Benefits of Time Management

Our society is getting faster paced with each passing year. We are all looking for ways to help us complete the things that we need to do in the shortest time possible so that we can have additional time to have for ourselves. This can get us into trouble if doing things fast means that mistakes are made. When this happens we spend additional time correcting mistakes. This can create a vicious cycle. There are times when we simply need to slow things down.

One of the best things that we can do to help ourselves is to become more organized. Organization can help us manage our time better. There are many benefits of time management. We can be more productive as well as more efficient. When we are more efficient we save time and money. Other benefits of time management involve helping the company you work for save money. This creates a happy employer and when this reflects back to you, it may mean additional compensation in money or time off.

I think all of us release the benefits of time management, but implementing the skills may be something new to us. I...
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17 "Must Ask" Questions for Planning Successful Projects


Why do some projects proceed without a hitch, yet others flounder? One reason may be the type and quality of the questions people ask at the very start. Below are 17 insightful queries that can expose the uncertain aspects of your project, and thereby help you avoid expensive surprises later on.

1. How Would You Describe Your Project?

Explain as expressively as possible the ultimate, "big picture" vision and purpose of your completed endeavor. How will it look, feel, taste, sound, perform, increase productivity, help your customers, or otherwise benefit human kind?

2. What Are Your Goals and Objectives?

What are you trying to accomplish? List the project goals and objectives in terms that are clear, concise, achievable, and measurable. Example: "Produce a four-hour video training series on self-defense along with a training resource guide and database, to be accessible by college students on the Internet by May 2006."

3. Who Will Benefit From Your Project?

Examples of audiences or beneficiaries include: Clients, customers, customers' customers, local communities, wildlife, students, and specific population segments.

4. Will You Be Creating Any Products?

Examples include: Books, publications, studies, reports, manuals, video, audio,...
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Help in Writing A Business Case

First of all try and define the problem that the business case is addressing in as simple a way as possible by performing a root cause analysis. You may be able to demonstrate the symptoms but are the symptoms hiding something fundamental underneath? .. then examine ...
• Are there any alternative solutions? (hint:- there is always one alternative which is to do nothing). List each of the alternative solutions and try and describe the benefits (tangible and intangible), cost impacts, feasibility, risks and issues.
• Including ‘do nothing’ for comparison purposes and attempt to quantify it in the same way as the preferred solution (this is always a good way to help quantify the solution being proposed).
• Identify quantifiable savings which could be made through the business case (eg: headcount reduction, real estate costs etc)
• Quantify whether the business will avoid having to spend any planned money by executing the business case (cost avoidance) eg: not having to take on new resources etc
• Document (and if possible quantify) any additional business benefits such as customer satisfaction, staff morale etc.
• Clearly demonstrate cost of implementing against the cost savings if...
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