This article was inspired after meeting a couple of people in situations where they did not have the necessary delegated authority to keep a project moving along, but were being blamed for all the associated delays and issues. The first was meeting a project manager for a large international IT […]
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I’ve completed many project management maturity assessments using the P3M3, OPM3, and 4Q models for clients, and they are a great tool for improving project management success but too many organisations get fixated on the scores that come out of the model. Some organisations think that if they are a […]
If someone tells me they will circle back to touch base about making sure we are on the same page to take a deep dive to use disruptive innovation to leverage the synergy of the team to grab the low hanging fruit to bring about a paradigm shift to move […]
I’m a consultant and I love my career. I’ve built it upon providing clients with valuable knowledge and advice, and I work hard to leave them in a better place than before they engaged me. I’ve always said that if I do my job properly they won’t need to hire […]
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 […]
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 […]