Author Archives: kinley

Getting Things Done Through Others: A Framework For Influencing

Posted on May 2, 2012 by kinley

Project managers are rarely in direct control of their project team members. Team members are seconded on to the project, or loaned from another department. If you aren’t their direct boss, how do you get them to do anything? Continue reading →

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Primavera P6 EPPM – Using Excel to Change a Global Activity Code into an EPS Activity Code

Posted on April 19, 2012 by kinley

Many Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM deployments are developed ad-hoc, often without much in the way of ownership and putting it “right” can be nearly as big a technical challenge as it is a human one. Continue reading →

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5 Myths About Using Social Media on Projects

Posted on April 10, 2012 by kinley

Everyone is talking about using social media at work. There are still some barriers to adopting new technologies though. Today we are going to look at 5 myths about using social media on projects. Continue reading →

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Dealing With Conflict On Projects

Posted on March 21, 2012 by kinley

Wouldn’t it be great if everyone got on? If projects had no points of conflict? Well, if you have ever worked on a project where everything was perfect all the time and no conflict arose, give us a call. We want to know how you did it. Continue reading →

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Gantt Charts: What’s The Alternative?

Posted on March 7, 2012 by kinley

When Henry Gantt plotted out projects in the steel industry using bars to show the progress of tasks, I doubt he realized that he was going to revolutionize how projects were managed. Gantt charts display horizontal bars that provide a graphical Continue reading →

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5 Tips for Successful Status Meetings

Posted on February 22, 2012 by kinley

Meeting your project team or key stakeholders to discuss status is a critical part of managing a project. But everyone hates attending a meeting for the sake of it. Here are 5 tips for making your status meetings as good as possible, and completely painless. Continue reading →

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Protecting Your Project’s Reputation (and your own)

Posted on February 7, 2012 by kinley

Here at Kinley consulting, we blog. We have an email newsletter and we’re on Facebook. We’re also on Google+ and Twitter, and we appreciate that these channels give us the opportunity to interact more effectively with customers and people who Continue reading →

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UK & EMEA Primavera Conference 2012

Posted on January 26, 2012 by kinley

It’s that time of year again when we all get the chance to attend the premier Primavera conference in Europe, the UK & EMEA Primavera Conference 2012. Continue reading →

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Kinley Consulting Announces Top 5 Trends for 2012

Posted on January 15, 2012 by kinley

Kinley Consulting Managing Director Janet Parkin predicts that virtual teams, social technology, green projects, project value and PMOs will be the trending topics for project management in 2012. Continue reading →

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Improvising in Project Management

Posted on January 4, 2012 by kinley

Letting your project team improvise on projects sounds a little unconventional. After all, the point of having a plan and good change control procedure is so that the team knows where it is headed and stays on track. Continue reading →

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