What Teams Need from Project Manager

Direction-Setting

Context - Background information around the work 

Interface to Stakeholders 

Truth-Telling

Opportunities and Training

Access to Appropriate Tools

Work/Life Harmony

src - http://www.projectsatwork.com/content/Articles/293080.cfm

The study identifies five key steps for the execution of an effective knowledge transfer program:

1. Identifying: Determining what knowledge needs to be transferred
2. Capturing: Accumulating the essential knowledge that needs to be transferred
3. Sharing: Establishing methods for transferring the knowledge
4. Applying: Using the knowledge that is transferred
5. Assessing: Evaluating the benefits of the knowledge that is transferred

src - http://www.projectsatwork.com/content/Articles/292631.cfm

Effective Project meetings

1. Send out an advance agenda. 
2. Start promptly.
3. Never cancel. 
4. End on time.
5. Stay on topic.

src - http://www.cio.com/article/2896292/project-manager/five-keys-to-effective-project-meetings.html

3 main questions

1. What worked well in managing the project?
2. What didn't work well in managing the project?
3. What would we want to do differently next time?