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Organizations have found that project managers need to be strategic thinkers. Why is this, and what can project managers do to improve their strategic thinking skills?
Project leadership takes guts. Face it, you take on some of the most complex assignments and are responsible for large budgets, resources and operational impacts. The steps outlined in this article will enable you to tap into your leadership potential, engage your teams and utilize proven techniques for successful project outcomes.
People are never interchangeable parts. Yet most organizations engage in little contingency planning for the inevitable human downtime. In this article, the author gives an example of poor planning, raises a reminder to managers and gives some practical steps to mitigate the problem.
Closing Q&A webinar for February Book Club on Project and Program Turnaround by Thomas Pavelko
by Dave Wakeman Project managers are more than a bunch of cat herders. Yet, that’s frequently how I hear our role summed up, thanks to the team members, stakeholders, resources, deadlines and ...
Hi everyone, I need some help here. I have worked as a PM for 10 years now, as I progress in my career I am a the level of reporting to Senior VPs and Directors and I've found myself on a situation I ...
Have you ever worked with nervous head? How did you feel in this situation? Don't you think that such manager behaviour have negative affect to work? One day I was in a very diff ...
Hi. I'm working on a new book about IT project management and I'm looking for some stories/anecdotes from people about what it is like to be an IT project manager. In particular, I'm after a 'day in t ...
Now this is interesting and not just because I came from Netscape! It looks at the blockchain topic area. (Related to my cryptocurrency webinar) "4 reasons why Tezos could be the N ...
Business leaders: Have you ever wondered the real value of the Project Management profession? Project managers: Are you a project manager who knows darn well your value and wishes othe ...
RELATIONSHIP AND DIFFERENCE I personally think this question is rather misguiding and erodes the actual relationship or purpose. There is absolutely no direct linkage between the two and any attemp ...
PMI and Agile Alliance have joined forces to create an Agile Practice Guide, with the intention to to create a greater understanding of agile practices, with emphasis on how agile relates to the proje ...
The best way to prepare for PMP is to follow our “5 Step Guidance” for becoming a PMP: Getting PMP® Certified in 5 Steps: PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certifica ...
Pour les étudiants en ingénierie, un apprentissage plus diversifié qui regroupe les compétences techniques et managériales devient de plus en plus fréquent. Afin d'explorer les perceptions des étudiants en ingénierie sur la gestion de projet, un petit sondage a été réalisé à deux groupes d'étudiants.
We have an obligation to teach our subject with excellence—and that begins with a foundation of quality curriculum for project management students.
Quality curriculum can be an ever-moving target and is sometimes subject to accreditor’s thoughts and opinions. There are a few ways you can work to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to quality curriculum for your program.
As someone who has hired students and staff, this practitioner can think of many reasons why project management education will aid students in finding jobs.
While volunteering for his local PMI chapter one day, this practitioner received a phone call that would set his career path in motion.
You can design a top-quality curriculum, but if you don’t continually improve it, it will very quickly degrade. Here we look at seven helpful measurements from an article by the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
This practitioner is certain he didn’t begin teaching project management at the university level in a traditional fashion, or perhaps even in a recommended fashion. But it worked for him. Here is his story...
If there is a strong correlation between PM education and employability, why doesn’t it seem to be well studied? This practitioner shares a story from a class to help prove his belief.
If you have influence with at least one person – that makes you a leader. Becoming the leader you want to be is part of what we will look at during this session. We’ll supply the tools to establish, elevate, and sustain your leadership strategy as the #1 business priority and make it the #1 employee benefit in your organization. A culture of leadership does both.
In this webinar, the author applies concepts of strategic planning, change management and soft skills development, to provide a practical approach to increase PMO's value, helping to change perceptions such as "being a process cop", to create a culture where the stakeholders understand the value of the project management and become evangelists of the best practices.
Is someone on your team not performing to expectations? This webinar will provide practical tips and strategies that you can start using right away to turn individual employees into Star Performers.
Do you understand your team and know how to shape your communication so that you are properly heard and understood for the advancement of project implementation? This webinar will tackle common communication issues and how to resolve them to move your project ahead.
Our workplace has certainly changed and one of the most obvious illustrations of this is the prevalence of non-traditional work environments. This workshop provides specific best practices and tips for how to effectively support remote team members, how to build a sense of camaraderie and maintain high levels of motivation without the luxury of the traditional face to face work environment.
In this presentation, Mark Mullaly debunks the myths of what it means to be a consultant, and makes that case that all of us play a consulting role. He explores the challenges of consulting effectively. Most importantly, he identifies strategies to become a better consultant, and provides techniques and insights to help become a better consultant to your clients, whoever they may be. We are all consultants, and consulting is everyone’s job. Join us, and learn how to be awesome at it.
"BIM & Agile: Towards The Change" is a presentation that drafts the similarities between BIM (Building Information Modeling) and AGILE management in terms of values, processes and workflows. It concludes with thoughts on the Change Management needed in order to implement them in organizations.
Gert Staal explains how innovation capability can be assessed. This is the 4th webinar in the series.
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