New technologies, concepts, and Web 2.0 tools are popping up everywhere. How can you use them to help your project team collaborate, communicate - or just give your project an extra boost? [Contact Dave]
A blog that looks at all aspects of project and program finances from budgets and accounting to getting a pay rise and managing contracts.
This blog is written by Elizabeth Harrin
Modelling Business Decisions and their Consequences
Bas de Baar is a writer who draws about people in transition. He loves to make visual maps and travel guides for the collaborators of our brave new world. Those who are moving from “I Should” to “I Love My Work” in the new economy.
Bridging the gap between traditional and agile project management and leadership.
The world of project management through the monocles of culture, design, business, technology, politics, social, education, philosophy and music.
Workforce management is a key part of project success, but project managers often find it difficult to get trustworthy information on what really works. From interpersonal interactions to big workforce issues we'll look the latest research and proven techniques to find the most effective solutions for your projects.
Stories from the trenches and practical advice on how PMOs can more effectively support, prioritize and fund strategic business initiatives.
Drunken Boxing for Project Managers “The main feature of the drunkard boxing is to hide combative hits in drunkard-like, unsteady movements and actions so as to confuse the opponent. The secret of this style of boxing is maintaining a clear mind while giving a drunken appearance.” Yeah... just like that… but with network diagrams and burndown charts… and a wee bit less vodka.
Despite all the business change knowledge uncovered during the last 50 years, many seasoned change management professionals still aren’t adequately prepared to serve those trying to navigate their way through today’s turbulence. Change Thinking is an effort to have an exchange with, and be part of, a community of practitioners committed to raising the level of their game and that of the field of change execution.
This is a blog about Strategy Execution, about implementing change and driving ROI to the bottom line. It is intended for: Leaders and for Program, Project and Change Management practitioners trying to manage the weather systems of change raining inside the organization.
Anyone spending a decent amount of time inproject managementfield will sometimes have projects from time to time that experience significant difficulties. For all the planning, it is never pos ...
On your project you will have a number of measures and metrics. Key performance indicators (KPIs), critical success factors (CSFs) or success criteria and benefits can all be measured, and you may ...
I always laugh when I see the new Snickers commercialsI admit it, I sometimes even rewind them. They remind me that Youre not yourself when youre under the stress of change. Have you seen R ...
The whales sing, not because they have an answer. They sing because they have a song. Andrew Stevenson There is no substitute for getting away from it all. Displacement is a powerful rejuve ...
I have taken a bit of time mulling over this post. I was born inBangladesh, but have been an expat for most of my life. As I looked on in horror at the calamitous scenes from the garment facto ...
Kanbanfor1 I had run acrossnomad8s Kanbanfor1physical boards at an Agile conference during the previous year. While one part of my brain looked at them and thought, Wow, they are really chargin ...
Most of us are familiar with the conventional risk management methods and models. The often cited risk identification, risk analysis, risk assessment, risk score, risk matrix and the quirky name of ...
The following PMP exam sample question is taken from the Free PMP Exam Simulator: ------------------------------ You developed alternative schedules based on the best-case and worst-case ...
I asked several practitioners whom I respect to write guest posts about how they relate to two previously released series: Character/Presence and Cultivating Character. Marco Manucci, a season ...
Card number 6 in my series of 16 Project World Collectable Cards is titled What does done look like? (if you are interested, you can buy larger prints of this card here.) What does don ...
Building on last weeks blog, where I discussed the insightful framework posited by Carnegie Melon Universitys Software Engineering Institutes Capability Maturity Model, I pointed out that the CMM, ...
Sure, we like to think we can control the successful outcome of our projects, but as we all know, there are often times organizational barriers that are just too hard to overcome. This article ...
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