Before any project makes it into the approved portfolio of projects it must go through a rigorous project selection process. The project selection process starts with all potential projects having to go through a rigorous, repeatable and appropriate selection process. There are a few exceptions. In the normal course of […]
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Project meetings can be a very valuable communications tool that allow the team to get together to make decisions that allow the project to proceed and succeed. Beyond making decisions, they are also a useful forum to establish and maintain interpersonal relationships and define the expected team culture. However, they […]
Whether you realize it or not, every project that has ever been initiated has been for the purposes of delivering a particular benefit. Early on in the lifecycle of the project a particular deliverable is chosen as the best way to deliver the benefit and thereafter it seems that the […]
Many years ago I was working as a consultant with an organization and there was this person who held a leadership role. They had been at the organization for well over a decade and lead a team of over 80 professionals. During my interactions in the workplace with them I […]
Over the years I’ve completed many project management maturity assessments for many organisations around the globe. A key part of these maturity assessments is not only the scoring and benchmarking provided but the list of recommendations that go with the assessment. The recommendations are intended to improve the organisations approach […]
Choosing a piece of software to support your project management activities can be incredibly useful if done well but it can turn into an expensive white elephant if done poorly. The 10 tips that follow are based on years of both helping and observing organisations start the process of implementing, […]
As a consultant who works with organizations around the globe, I get to see many forms of a PMO and I get to see what works and what doesn’t. A well thought out and value adding PMO can add measurable strategic and operational value to any organisation regardless of its […]
The purpose of this blog is to introduce you to some concepts that you will find useful for developing project management practitioner competency. I will introduce you to the concepts of competency and capability, and will also introduce you to some of the more widely known competency models, and take […]
This post isn’t about my normal topics relating to project management but as a consultant I spend a lot of my time traveling nationally and internationally. I think anyone who travels regularly will relate to it. I was born traveling and didn’t really settle in one place until my early […]
There are many types of projects, each unique in its size, duration and complexity. Assigning the right type of project manger to each type of project is a key factor is determining whether or not the project will be a success. Different project managers have different levels of skills and […]