Lifestyle Glitz - September Tranquility 2016

you need. Documentation helps you track discrepancies
and helps with accountability.
# 7 : A S K F O R C R I T I C I S M O R
F E E D B A C K
# 5 : I M P L E M E N T W O R K P L A N S
( C R U C I A L B U S I N E S S B E S T
P R A C T I C E )
A work plan helps you stay up-to-date and
helps meet deadline without forgetting. Without
a proper work plan, you cannot track any
project at various stages. The key here is that
when you measure progress every now and
then, you stay focused on completing it.
# 6 : D O N ’ T I G N O R E T H E P O W-
E R O F D O C U M E N T A T I O N
Being a project manager means that you cannot
let any assignment slip your supervision.
Moreover, following deadlines and making sure
you and your team meets the targets is a crucial
business best practice. If you slip, the CEO
will ask questions like why it happened, what
the cause was, and how to prevent it in future.
A slip up will be proof of your being a weak
manager and you cannot afford this. Despite
all your efforts if there are slip-ups, you need
answers to the situation. You need to draw evidence
and track the cause. For this, documentation
can be the source of every information
Nobody is perfect. Despite all your business best
practices as a manager, you will have some good
days and bad days. Not everyone will be happy
with your performance, despite all other achievements
you’d had. Nonetheless, asking for criticism
and feedback can help you keep yourself in
check. Seeing your performance from another’s’
perspective will help you improve your management
skills.
# 8 : C O M M U N I C A T E T H E I M P A C T
O F D E C I S I O N S Y O U M A K E
Saying yes to any project or a new task is easy.
What’s tough is managing the project’s overload.
Whenever you approve a new project, it is your
duty to assess the impact of your decisions. Plan
a budget and make sure it works according to
the plan.
# 9 : M A N A G E A L L O L D A N D
F R E S H A G R E E M E N T S
A new agreement means changes in the scope of
the original project. Whenever a new development
happens, it’s a business best practice to
make everyone sign the agreement document.
This way, stakeholders can have a clearer idea of
the scope of the project and its impact on the
company at large. An agreement also avoids confusions
with deadlines.
# 1 0 : H O L D A P R O J E C T C O M-
P L E T I O N M E E T I N G
Once a project completes, holding a meeting to
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