Effective project leadership does not need heroes!
Project heroes are celebrated when they rescue endangered projects. But does it have to happen at all? How does project management succeed without heroes?...
t2informatik Blog – Tips and tricks for your project management
Movie or Movement – Moving big projects!
Spoiler Alert: YOU are the biggest success factor in a project. But only if you initiate change and not just watch like in a movie....
Feedback
Feedback can be a gift. What is the intention of feedback and how important is this intention for the effect? A personal assessment....
Is content marketing worthwhile?
Content marketing is a good approach to attract interested parties. But is it really worth it? And what would be an alternative?...
Learning from IT mistakes
Often the tension is high when IT problems arise. Once these are solved, things usually continue as before. Until the next problem arises. What can organisations learn from this?...
Certificates or networking – what is more important in projects?
For successful project work, networking is more important than the truth claim of a certificate. How does internal and external networking succeed? And which formats are useful?...
I love it when a plan doesn’t come together
Companies often try to plan everything and leave nothing to chance. But coincidences can also be positive. A report about accidental discoveries....
Home office and leadership
When organisations deal with the topic of home office, it is often said: "Trust, but verify! But leadership is even better than verification....
More courage for experiments
Small and medium-sized enterprises often find it difficult to develop innovations, partly because they lack expertise in conducting experiments. How can SMEs experiment more?...
Avoid unnecessary conflicts
Conflicts can lead to constructive changes in cooperation, but they are not of general benefit. How can unnecessary conflicts be avoided?...
Corporate communication with methods
Crises often present companies with communication challenges. 5 points of communication and the 4/4 = 1 method can help....
Leadership in uncertain times
How does leadership work in a global crisis? How does security arise in times of uncertainty and what are the do's and don'ts of leadership?...
Oh my dear tender
Tenders cause great effort. What can contracting authorities do to improve the work with tenders? And why not only contractors benefit from this?...
Quo vadis, meeting culture?
Employees spend a lot of time in meetings. And many of these meetings are inefficient. Which tips and rules help to improve the meeting culture?...
Welcome, Digital Natives
What should employees be prepared for when they encounter digital natives in their organisations? How can good cooperation be achieved?...
The secret superpower for project managers
There is a superpower that many people neither know nor perceive. Which superpower is that and why is it more important than the quality of the project work?...
Hybrid organisations – solution or problem?
The transformation from traditional to agile organisations inevitably leads to hybrid organisations. Is this a problem or maybe even a permanent solution?...
My New Year’s resolution is the same every year
Intuition is helpful in many situations, but how important is it compared to intellect, reason and reflexion? A New Year's resolution....
The selection of management consultants
Small and medium-sized enterprises are often reluctant to engage with business consultants. How does a good selection work and what should companies pay attention to?...
Tooling in hybrid project management
The integration of classic project management and agile procedures is a success factor for many companies. Why is this the case and what is essential when it comes to tooling?...
5 Strategies to build inner strength
Permanent changes unsettle many employees in companies. Inner strength is needed here. How can you build it up? Which strategies can help you?...
The development of skills
The development of competences is very important for the world of work 4.0. What learning formats are there and what are the differences to learning specialist knowledge?...
The Product Owner Team
When does it make more sense to use a product owner team than to work with a single product owner? A practical report on projects, tasks, responsibilities and conflicts....
How can I avoid uncertainty?
Many people associate uncertainty with a loss of control, hence they want to avoid it. This is understandable, but not effective. What is the alternative?...
VUCA, so what?!
We live in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world. What does VUCA mean for companies and how can the challenges of the VUCA world be mastered?...
I spy with my little eye
Although dealing with stakeholders is important for the success of organisations, it is often neglected. How does good stakeholder management work?...
Cultural differences in projects
In international projects, project managers often have to moderate cultural differences. What cultural dimensions are there and what does this mean for project execution?...
With SCARF towards a more agile organisation
What is the SCARF model, on which principle is it based and how does it help in managing employees in the course of organisational change processes? An opinion....
Argue – but do it right
Businesses waste valuable resources in conflicts when they focus on problems rather than solutions. How do you resolve conflicts?...
Advantages of Remote Work
Remote work offers several advantages for companies. What are these? How does Remote Work get started in organisations and does it work permanently?...
Digital collaboration of distributed teams
When distributed teams work together, it is often difficult to know who is doing what, when, why and how. It's time for a different approach....
Fear and courage – two unequal siblings?
What are organisations afraid of? Do changes automatically trigger fears? And how can fear be overcome in both private and professional contexts?...
Learning coaching, but agile
Learning is individual, it depends, for example, on previous knowledge, the learner's interest and the type of learning objective. This is where the agile learning coach and the learning coaching come into play....
My wish list to Scrum Master
The Scrum Master is an important role in many organizations and projects. If you could wish for something from a Scrum Master, what would it be?...
Project Marketing – Do good and talk about it
Project marketing tries to increase the acceptance of projects. When does project marketing take place, who is the centre of attention and what tips are there?...
Mind Change in Project Management
The mindset and mind change in project management have a great influence on the success of a project. What if much more is possible than we can imagine?...
New learning in projects
The topic of personnel development must be thought of differently in order to master the present and future challenges in projects. Why does "new learning" make sense?...
From “dismissed” to error culture?
A culture of error is easily required, but simply using a buzzword cannot be the right way for companies. How can mistakes be handled correctly?...
The project review
A project review is a retrospective of a project phase or project. How can it be structured, how important are approach, moderation and timing for success?...
Success factor emotional competency
Emotional competence means understanding yourself and others better. It is indispensable for successful cooperation in projects. How can it be trained?...
Feng Shui in project management
Feng Shui in project management is an intensive work in three steps, with which stagnating projects of any kind can be implemented more easily. How does it work?...
Beware: Turnover of Staff
In the past, turnover of staff was a phenomenon that caused companies little headaches. Today, the consequences can be dramatic and the loss of employees serious....
The key to agility
In modern business management, agility is the key to success. But what does the trend word agility actually mean? A psychological look behind the hype....
Hello, Service?!
No company will publicly admit that its own service is poor. What does good service depend on? And why is it worth having a different perspective on customers?...
The forgotten project communication
Internal project communication is important. Why is communication with outsiders who seem to have nothing to do with a project also important?...
Generation Talk
What are the differences in communication and understanding between Baby Boomers, Generation X, Y and Z? Which values, attitudes and goals influence communication?...
Emojis in communication
Emojis are often part of a written communication. Where can they be used in business and where should they be avoided? And what are the advantages, disadvantages and trends?...
Project manager in large projects
In large projects, a project manager often experiences stress. How does the mirror of truth help and how does personality development work for successful projects?...
The best way to a decision
What is the best way to get decisions? How do you obtain binding and qualitatively good decisions from management and how do you promote the making of decisions?...
Every day the GDPR gives its greetings
Data protection is important - but the new basic data protection regulation misses the mark - a personal assessment and approach....
The Black Box of Scrum Team Building
Scrum propagates self-organised teams. In which phases are teams formed, which 9 team roles exist and why should teams be understood as social systems?...
Agility in public administration
"Agility and public administration don't go together." Read 13 theses and challenges on why agility is necessary in public administration....
The price is (almost) irrelevant
How important is the price in a purchase decision? A thesis with reference to the cost/performance ratio, the Kano Model, the break-even point and the limit value of the price....
Service as the core of the business
Services are becoming increasingly important for consumers and thus also for companies. What makes a service and how can companies improve their service orientation?...
Reasonable limits for self-responsible teams
Which decisions should self-responsible teams be able to make and how does a technically clean design help in assembling self-responsible teams?...
Checklists for projects
Checklists structure and document work steps in projects. They offer orientation and can be used in different project phases. What is to be observed?...
Project termination – a question of the future
Many companies find it difficult to terminate a project. What should organisations look for when they decide to abort a project?...
Planning subject to reservation
Uncertainty is a characteristic in projects and technology is an essential factor for uncertainty. How can organisations still plan meaningfully?...
Project Management 2030
What will project management look like in 2030? How will the role of the project manager change? 11 theses about the project management of the future....
Change of project manager in an ongoing project
If a project threatens to fail, a new project manager could help. What should you be aware of when changing project managers?...
Be carful judging
Judgments often lead to misunderstandings. What should you be aware of and what can you do to permanently improve your communication?...
Project start, on your marks, ready
In many projects the project start is too early and without preparation. How can an optimal project start be achieved and which aspects have to be considered?...
More success with composure
Successful project work requires a self-confident inner attitude. How do you stay calm, focused and confident in projects?...
Avoid communication traps
In projects there are some communication traps. Read about generalisation as a perception filter and how to recognise generalisations....
Intuition in Project Management
Intuition helps to make good decisions in a project. Why is intuition also an important resource against complexity and dynamics?...
