How Project Managers Spot Red Flags and Get Ahead of Them
Show notes
Project professionals know anticipating the need to pivot is a mainstay on any project. But what warning signs should you look out for? How can project managers identify them? And how should you inform the C-suite of major red flags? We discuss this with Mary Hladio, PMP, senior productivity and program leader at GE Aerospace in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, and Franziska Höhne, PMP, project manager for international internal auditing at ALDI in Essen, Germany.
Key themes
01:25 Spotting red flags in data and how people communicate and act
04:48 Common red flags on projects: resource misallocation, scope creep and misalignment with organizational strategy
11:28 How to handle overly ambiguous—or extremely constrictive—project specs
15:24 Good practices for communicating red flags to the C-suite
17:00 Creating team cultures with transparency and trust