From the course: Project Management Skills for Leaders

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Leverage your new project management skills

Leverage your new project management skills

From the course: Project Management Skills for Leaders

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Leverage your new project management skills

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- We've covered a lot of territory. And by now I hope you're convinced that project management best practices can absolutely enhance your overall leadership ability. First, it's important for leaders to just adopt a project management mindset. Instead of launching into project somewhat haphazardly, organize your work around the four core project phases, vetting, planning, design and execution, and close out to ensure that you're not skipping important steps. Then incorporate specific project management techniques that are particularly relevant for your project. For example, if you're managing a project with a significant budget or it's particularly important, add risk analysis to your planning efforts. If the project is complicated with lots of moving parts, be sure to take the time to conduct a kickoff meeting and document a clear project charter with signatures to encourage not just clear communication, but…

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