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7 Things Your Church Staff Wish You Knew
May 18, 2008 – 8:15 pm | 2 Comments

If you are a ministry leader, you are most likely a volunteer and report to a staff member directly or indirectly. I’ve noticed recently that ministry leaders don’t really understand what their staff expect. This …

Notes from the Maximum Impact Conference: Advance 2008
April 19, 2008 – 8:18 am | Comments Off

I attended the Advance 2008 conference on April 18, 2008. Instead of just writing down the notes, I decided to Twitter them live. In case you don’t follow my Twitter stream, I have published them …

Project Planning: List of Articles
April 17, 2008 – 6:25 am | Comments Off

Just in case you missed any of the articles in this series, or wish to help someone get caught up, here is a complete list in chronological order:
Project Planning: Getting Started
Project Planning: Use a Big …

Project Planning: The Project Review
April 16, 2008 – 6:45 am | Comments Off

After the project is done, team members have been rewarded, and the project is complete, the final step for a project is to conduct a project review. The goal of the review is to help …

Project Planning: Reward Your Team
April 15, 2008 – 6:43 am | Comments Off

It is the end of the project. Everything has been delivered. You and your team are excited, although a little tired. What next? Reward your team! Every project should have rewards built into it, even …

Project Planning: Finish Strong
April 14, 2008 – 6:29 am | Comments Off

Only the project leader can be certain the project will finish strong. Without a strong finish, future projects will become more difficult to manage and harder to recruit volunteers. Let’s look at three different ways …

Project Planning: Keep Moving
April 9, 2008 – 6:26 am | Comments Off

Projects can encounter trouble at times, but that doesn’t mean you can’t regain control. Let’s looks at three common trouble spots that can appear in a project and how to deal with them.
Handling Roadblocks
The …

Project Planning: Execute the Project Plan
April 7, 2008 – 6:24 am | 3 Comments

Now that you have your project plan ready, it is time to get started. Let’s learn some best practices that will help you manage each milestone of your project.
Task Breakdown
For the current milestone, you …

Project Planning: Create the Project Plan
April 2, 2008 – 6:59 am | Comments Off

The project plan is the blueprint for the remainder of your project. It will provide a guidepost for you and your team to ensure you are on the right path as you get busy with …

Project Planning: Identify Milestones, Assumptions, and Tasks
March 31, 2008 – 6:32 am | Comments Off

The next step in building a project plan is to identify the milestones, assumptions, and core tasks needed to accomplish the project. When combined, they provide a little more detail of the project beyond the …