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Before any project makes it into the approved portfolio of projects it must go through a rigorous project selection process. […]

Project meetings can be a very valuable communications tool that allow the team to get together to make decisions that […]

Whether you realize it or not, every project that has ever been initiated has been for the purposes of delivering […]

Many years ago I was working as a consultant with an organization and there was this person who held a […]

Over the years I’ve completed many project management maturity assessments for many organisations around the globe. A key part of […]

Choosing a piece of software to support your project management activities can be incredibly useful if done well but it […]

As a consultant who works with organizations around the globe, I get to see many forms of a PMO and […]

The purpose of this blog is to introduce you to some concepts that you will find useful for developing project […]

This post isn’t about my normal topics relating to project management but as a consultant I spend a lot of […]

There are many types of projects, each unique in its size, duration and complexity. Assigning the right type of project […]

There is a lot of use of the word agile in the organisational world. You can see it in job […]

In the same way that project management practitioners can be described as beginner, intermediate or advanced, organizations can also be […]

I was asked at a recent Project Management Conference what I thought were quick solutions for common project management issues. […]

I often get asked by junior or novice project managers for any tips I can give them as they begin […]

The USA has set a high standard for the profession of project management globally with the passing into law of […]

I’m not sure what inspired to me to write this post. It may have been seeing yet another advertisement pop-up […]

Have you ever been in a scenario like this? A project manager tells you that the project is halfway through, […]

Total Quality Management (TQM) is an accepted part of quality management and customer satisfaction in many organizations. While it has […]

The Project Management Institute (PMI) has just released the exposure draft of The PMBOK® Guide 6th edition for review and comment. I […]

** Please email me for a copy of the card deck that you can print out to start brainstorming your […]

Have you ever played the game of dominos? I did many years ago and I was never very good at […]

Carrying out project audits are a great way to discover what is going well and not so well with your […]

One of the greatest challenges we face as project managers is a focus on outputs over outcomes. Generally, projects are […]

More and more research clearly indicates that organizations with a PMO deliver more successful projects than organizations without a PMO, […]

So you’ve been asked to provide an estimate for project cost or time. What do you do? You could simply […]

Does using all the right processes, tools and techniques guarantee project success? Does having all the right credentials and training […]

Here is a link to the White Paper and research Sean wrote for the Project Management Institute (PMI) about the […]

Are you a little confused by all these project management documents and credentials you keep stumbling across in your quest […]

There are many reasons that may drive you to want to improve as a project manager. You may be looking […]