Category Archives: people
Make your PMO more relevant
Now that the initial PMO wave of enthusiasm has waned, it’s time to drive value through your PMO and make your team more relevant to the organisation. Take some pragmatic steps: Identify specific gaps per project (or subproject) in your … Continue reading
Build better templates and improve your life
A bold statement? Perhaps. But if you use effective templates in your projects and operational activities, you can save hours of work each week. And who couldn’t use a few free hours each week? Most templates are set up with … Continue reading
Do you really need a Project Management Office? (PMO effectiveness metrics)
Why do you have a Project Management Office? What do they do? What value do they add to the company? Is that their opinion or the business’? If you have a clear definition of your PMO, go and ask some … Continue reading
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A Federated Process Model
A common problem experienced by companies with diverse operations is that of standardizing processes. Finding a balance is a complex activity that involves: a) having enough processes definition to drive end to end processes and hence results for the company … Continue reading
Manage Your Portfolio of Problems Part 1
Does your team and organization suffer from numerous problems and issues? Do more issues crop up each time you try to solve something? Managing your problems as a portfolio may help you. One of the keys to improving your team … Continue reading
Preparing for a Project Sponsor Meeting
Sponsors are critical to almost all projects. They’re the people who get budgets approved, they’re the ones who provide the energy and impetus for getting the business ready for the project. Yet PMs often seem to treat them like they’re … Continue reading
Improve your business with Methodologies, procedures and frameworks
Do you have a methodology in your business? A framework? Procedures? Does it matter? When methodologies are first deployed there is a flurry of activity where everyone is trained and then set loose upon an unsuspecting world with binders under … Continue reading
How to raise your company from failure to success
If your company is in dire straights and you’re headed to oblivion, below are some of the basic things we can do to extend our competitive company life – our ‘runway’ as it’s often called. The most important activities are … Continue reading
