As a project manager, you’re used to focusing on the project itself. That makes sense when it comes to hitting deadlines and making your budget. There’s a gap though. You might be hurting the organization’s financial sustainability.
In the beginning of our full-time PM career, many of us find ourselves pushed into one area by circumstance. However, we need to consciously position ourselves where we want to be. This way, we can shape our career slowly and develop our brand. Here are some important steps to take.
Too many teams don’t perform retrospectives—the inspect-and-adapt part—of the agile approach. Sometimes, people think the retro will take too long, or that they won’t learn enough fast enough. The problem? Teams do the same thing over and over again—and nothing changes.
Transformation appears to be a top-agenda item for the C-level. Project managers may find it tempting to opt in to a project management role in the transformation, but before saying “yes,” they should understand how the transformation team is structured, how talents are acquired, what skill sets are needed, and what key considerations to look for.
Transformation Project Manager – An Understanding of What You Are Up To
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Part two of a two-part series. Attendees will use real life examples to practice spotting strengths and will walk away with practical tools to use when working with stakeholders, team-members, sponsors and people outside their workplace too!
By Ramiro Rodrigues A great deal of effort is often put into a project kick-off meeting—so why isn’t that visibility just as important on the other end of the project? ...
In a recent study "Automation and Artificial Intelligence: How machines are affecting people and places". Some interesting information is available. The jobs that seem to have ...
By Ramiro Rodrigues A great deal of effort is often put into a project kick-off meeting—so why isn’t that visibility just as important on the other end of the project? ...
I see Client management so important in delivering projects on time. A Robust Project Plan,Right communication at all levels,Team with right skills & character are some of the terms that come to mind ...
Hello Everybody, I am curious to get other's take on stakeholder management in client facing projects in a matrix environment. Some organizations such as mine have account managers who interface w ...
You are the project manager and your project is not going well. Not only your project is having cost and schedule problems, but also the customer is not satisfied with the quality of the products you ...
What's the formal way to report an error found in PMBOK version 6th? ...
The Project Management Institute’s (PMI) - Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) contains a framework for the management elements for effective planning, initiating, monitoring and contro ...
After developing an estimate to complete a project, I was questioned as to why about 15% of the cost and labor went towards project management vs. the cost and effort associated with project execution ...
This author recently shared how to apply PMBOK® Guide principles to your job search project. Now, they take a different perspective and look at an agile approach to your career search! Let’s get started…
The webinar PMI-PBA®: From "What It Is?" to "I Did It!" was full of valuable information, and the conversation continued afterward! Here, the presenter covers some additional questions and answers that came out of her presentation.
Many organizations began their PMO journey in IT, but the traditional IT PMO is changing significantly. What does that mean for those PMOs, for IT and for organizations as a whole?
Agile approaches, originally conceived to manage software projects, can be implemented in non-IT settings to provide more predictable outcomes on a shorter-term schedule. Use of agile methodologies starts with less complex projects to encourage an agile mind-set, expanding into the organization and more complex projects when there is greater experience.
Organizations that adopt agile often go through a period of frustration, learning and adaptation before becoming stable in the new paradigm. This article focuses on one common problem that is encountered during agile adoption—and how it can be remedied.
What if your project ends suddenly—project funding dries up, business priorities change or you are made redundant? How do you go about searching for your next project? Treat your job search like a project! Here we look at the process through the lens of some PMBOK® Guide Process Groups and Knowledge Areas.
Projects may end when the deliverables are handed over and the closeout activities are completed, but the impact of those projects is felt for a lot longer. Do you consider this element of sustainability as a project manager?
Cloud is fundamental to Digital Transformation strategy of organizations worldwide. We are now in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Businesses across all domains, revolve around this fast-paced technology, which is both a boon and bane. Project Managers are not alone in this model of business which needs them to be armed with this latest skill. IT Project management involves integration, migration, lift & shift of current businesses in the cloud with agility. Businesses of all sizes migrating to Cloud. Project Manager, when up skilled with this technology, is well equipped to deliver the role perfectly to satisfy and delight the customer in this fast-paced world controlled by technology like never before. This presentation covers Technical, Strategic & Business management aspect of PMI Talent Triangle.
This webinar provides an introduction to Delay Analysis; Forensic Planning; and Scheduling and how they relate to Extension of Time Requests preparation and submission. Attendees will learn: Delay types and how disputes arise; the difference between the Critical Path and the Longest Path; delay analysis / forensic planning/ scheduling techniques and when to use each technique; and tips on preparing successful Extension of Time Requests.
You may have heard that “90% of a project manager’s work is communication.” But, have you heard why communication is so important and what is good project management communication? In this webinar, the presenter explains why communication is no longer just the transfer of information and giving directives to project teams. Modern communication theory is based upon creating shared understanding – “the coordinated management of meaning.” The presenter gives practical tools and methods for creating understanding among your project team and stakeholders. With understanding comes better project task execution and more support from project sponsors, customers, and stakeholders.
Scaling Agile practices beyond software development teams and IT departments is a growing trend, and the Agile Enterprise is a reality rather than a goal. However, the transition from planned approach to Agile is a painful change, and PMO can provide support for Agile rather than be perceived as an archaic team supporting “waterfall”. Once the organisation decides to adopt Agile, the PMO should be the champion of the transformation process, providing support to the Project Managers with less experience with Agile delivery while ensuring that governance requirements are met. This webinar is a summary of the presenter’s experience in organisations transitioning to Agile.
How can you structure your large, in-house software developers to make agility flourish? Traditionally, software development is organized into short-term project teams that draw from a pool of specialized talent. Developers often work on multiple projects simultaneously. The problem? Project delays often create lags that ripple across multiple teams, creating inefficiencies and frustration. Moreover, jumping from project to project forces our brains to switch gears, meaning we work harder to function at a lower level.
How much time do we waste thinking about, avoiding, or worrying about having a hard conversation and what does that do to your productivity? To your work relationships? You can have a "silent" conversation rattle around in your head for months if you avoid "it." Of IF the hard conversation you had goes poorly, you can have the 'I should have said this" conversation in your head. What if you learned how to have powerful conversations that led to better outcomes and stronger relationships? In the 1st part of this webinar, we will explore IF a conversation is needed, how to speak from a position of power, and delineate the types of conversations so you can better manage your emotions. I would recommend listening to my conflict resolution webinar so you have a foundation before launching into this discussion.
PMI launched the Talent Triangle with an objective of ensuring that on-going development should be balanced between technical, leadership and strategic and business management expertise. But what does that mean, exactly? And what should we be focusing on inside those overall categories? Most importantly, how can each of us build a development plan that is relevant and makes sense for us?
Building on the very successful webinar “Integrating Agile Techniques into Traditional Projects," Lynda Carter and Dave Davis will present creating visual and interactive communications to convey status and allow for feedback from your audience. We will focus on low tech/high touch means to tell a story and allow for stakeholder feedback. By having all team members contribute to the chart and take ownership of its content – everybody will have a better understanding of their purpose in contributing to the project benefits.
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