The Crystal blog
Ideas, experience and perspectives on managing projects, developing people and improving delivery.
October 16, 2023
Introduction In today’s fast-paced business environment, there is a lot of hype about the growing use of AI tools. The profession of project management is no different. Project managers are always looking…
Read article ↗October 11, 2021
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…
Read article ↗October 11, 2021
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…
Read article ↗March 18, 2021
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…
Read article ↗March 17, 2021
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…
Read article ↗January 31, 2021
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…
Read article ↗November 13, 2020
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…
Read article ↗May 29, 2019
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…
Read article ↗May 29, 2019
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…
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