I recently interviewed Peter Taylor, also known as “The Lazy Project Manager" as part of the Wrike Thought Leadership Series. If you don’t know Peter, he’s the author of 9 books, including a new one, Real Project Management. He’s also a prolific speaker who’s delivered over 200 presentations in more than 25 countries.
With over 25 years of project management experience, he offers a wealth of knowledge for both veteran and new project managers. In the following interview you'll learn about:
- The Fourth Phase of Project Management and the dangers for companies that don’t clearly link project management success to company strategy
- Why orphan and stray projects can be costly to organizations
- What has recently changed about project management and the implications for today's project managers
- Whether project managers are better (or worse) than they used to be and what bad habits Peter sees in the industry
- Whether PMs should be industry-focused or generalists (and how that impacts their training)
- The new definition of project success — and how it's changed over time
- How interest in Agile Project Management has impacted the field
- The different roles of the PMO and how they help companies and organizations stay on track
- How to effectively manage virtual teams, including several tips for managing cross-cultural teams
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