Category Archives: strategy
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
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
How to improve your productivity by using structure in your process
Once an organization reaches a certain size (say more then 30 people) it makes sense to set up a little bit of structure behind the way things are done. You often hear the objection “but we don’t need procedures or … Continue reading
Filed under alignment, appraisals, attitude, audits, checklist, CMMI, Effectiveness & Efficiency, executive, improvement, innovation, ISO9001, leadership, manager, method, organization change, PMO, problems, process improvement, productivity, project management, startup, strategy, structure, templates
Improve your PMO effectiveness by walking around
As a PMO member, probably one of the most productive things you could do for your customers is to get out from your desk and get into businessland. By physically staying in the PMO team area (and let’s face it … Continue reading
When to resign and find a better company
Why resign? It depends on what matters to you. Many people join the company but leave their boss. How much does your manager matter? There are loads of books, presentations, articles, websites and standards on building and maintaining a continually … Continue reading
Improve Your Business With A Quality Management System Review
Once in a while it’s good to review your quality/business management system (structure, processes, requirements, etc) – we’ll focus on processes for the moment. The relevance of processes is critical. They must be useful to your staff, customers, partners and … Continue reading
Filed under alignment, appraisals, audits, CMMI, improvement, ISO9001, KPI, method, metrics, organization change, people, PMO, problems, process improvement, product quality, risk, ROI, strategy, templates
