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As we all know, a project charter is a document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project, and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.

All well and good. What does this mean. As Andy Crowe in his PMI PMP certification preparation book ,The PMP Exam, How to Pass On Your Fist Try, The Project charter makes the project manager “large and in charge. For those of us who manage projects on a day to day basis, that is no small responsibility. But, who grants the project manager authority? Let’s look at our orchestra example.

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Managing conflict with coworkers doesn’t have to be difficult. In this article are eight simple rules that should both help you deal with conflict and improve your relationships at work.

Rule 1: See conflict as an opportunity

Your perception of conflict has a direct impact on how it plays out in your life. If you embrace conflict and see it as an opportunity to better a situation or a relationship, then you’ll take on the challenge of seeing the confrontation through, regardless of how difficult it may be, because you know that the ultimate benefit of working through an issue will be worth it in the long run for both you and your working relationship with the other party.

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Ever feel like some people in your organisation are pulling together for the benefit of everyone, while others seem intent on merely looking out for themselves? If you are like me and see this situation regularly, then read on as this article on Balanced Quality may be just what you are looking for.

Balanced Quality aims to improve performance of manufacturing and/or service operations, and the following statement is the foundation of Balanced Quality:

“What we aim for and how well we get along together shapes the amount and standard of our work and influences the outcomes experienced by our customers.”

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Many companies make it a policy to “hire from within,” which is a way of saying that a person can start out on the ground floor of a company and eventually work his or her way up and possibly someday become the company’s CEO.

One way of keeping this process possible is by a method called “Succession Planning.” Succession Planning is the way a company both promotes its employees and makes sure that it is never caught in the lurch, with a gaping hole in the system.

Succession Planning Benefits

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You know that task sitting over there, on the corner of your desk? Yeah, the one you’ve been avoiding… Or should I say, the one that’s been pre-occupying your mind, distracting you from getting anything else done effectively… The one you’re not getting solved but you’re sure having a lot of mental chatter about.

Back in the days when I was in the Big 8 consulting world (or was it Big 6, 5, 4…) I had to write reports for clients. For hours at a time I was combing through the results of our team’s analytical work and turning it into narrative explanations to support the recommendations we were making.

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