We all tackle ethical dilemmas. Wrong decisions can break careers. Which are the key challenges faced? What are some likely solutions? Where can we find effective tools? Who can apply these and why? Dry, theoretical discussions don't help. Join us for lively, light conversations to learn, share and grow!
We'll explore the lessons, traits, characteristics and opinions of women serving in leadership positions in the project management profession. Join the conversation!
The PMO Insights – Where Leaders Meet blog is the opportunity for PMO leaders—including attendees from previous PMO Symposium events—to connect, share experiences and gain actionable insights. We welcome your thoughts, posts, discussions and perspectives regarding PMO leading practices and practical knowledge. The goal of this blog is to enable PMO leaders to elevate the value of their PMO and deliver enduring outcomes and benefits for their organization.
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.
Today's world is influenced by change. Project managers and their organizations need to embrace and sometimes drive changes to keep up with the pace in highly competitive environments. In this blog, experienced professionals share their experiences, tips and tools to manage and exploit changes and take advantage of them. The blog is complimentary to the webinar series of the Change Management Community Team and is managed by the same individuals.
My musings on project management, project portfolio management and change management. I'm a firm believer that a pragmatic approach to organizational change that addresses process & technology, but primarily, people will maximize chances for success. This blog contains articles which I've previously written and published as well as new content.
Scrum is the most popular framework used within an agile environment to convert complex problems into valuable products and services. In this blog, we will examine all things Scrum to shed light on this wonderful organizational tool that is sweeping the globe. There will be engaging articles, interviews with experts and Q&A's. Are you ready to take the red pill? Then please join me on a fascinating journey down the rabbit hole, and into the world of Scrum.
Cornelius Fichtner help you with your PMP Exam Prep (https://www.project-management-prepcast.com) as well as earn free PDUs (www.pm-podcast.com/pdu). Passing the PMP Exam is tough, but keeping your PMP Certification alive is just as challenging. Preparing for the exam requires an in-depth study of the PMBOK Guide and dedicated study discipline. And once you are PMP certified, then you are required to earn 60 Professional Development Units (PDUs) every 3 years to keep your certification alive. Let me help you make this journey easier with tips and tricks on how to prepare for and pass the exam as well as efficiently earning your PDUs once you are certified.
There is thought leadership—and then there is practice. Sometimes the chasm between theory and application can seem hard to cross. This blog will address that "gap" between what A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and other theory-based literature postulates—and the framework needed to make it work for project teams in organizations today.
A collection of articles sharing project processes, design and construction experience, best practices, and lessons learned along with operational knowledge related to executing programs and projects in the rail transit industry.
Since dirt roads with horse drawn carriages and wagons were replaced with rails, rail transit systems were built from the top of running rails (TOR) and centerline of rails (COR). TOR is the int ...
By Giampaolo Marucci – PMBOK® Guide – Seventh Edition Development Team Member In some languages there is no direct translation of the English word “accountable.” For ...
There have been very few instances in humanity's existence where the global need for agility is higher than what it has been in the past six months. This is at both a personal and organizational l ...
We are often asked why Disciplined Agile (DA) has a team lead role instead of Scrum master or project manager. The answer is three-fold: different types of teams require different types of ...
The Disciplined Agile (DA) tool kit has always been a hybrid of great strategies from the very beginning, with the focus being on how all of these strategies fit together in practice. In the current r ...
In this video I give you a quick overview of some of the key date-driven milestones you should be aware of on your project and why these are important. Budgeting is so driven by business timescales. I ...
The discussions swirling around the topic of the macroeconomic trend towards a “project economy” tend to skirt past a question: if we’re moving towards a “project economy,&rdqu ...
And this is what the Build Back Better movement is about (as applied to COVID-19). It is probably best summarized on this webpage https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/build-back-better/ On th ...
The 2020 evolution of PM Network continues this month with the launch of expanded, exclusive digital content on PMI.org. In times of crisis, we need art more than ever to connect and inspire us. Ho ...
By Mario Trentim Various organizations and individuals have made great contributions to advance the project management profession over the past few decades. And as standards and methodologies conti ...
Some time back I was the executive sponsor responsible for developing a facility strategy for a new line of business. I empowered one of my project managers to develop the strategy which we would join ...
Do you remember when you find yourself in the depth of chaos at work last time? It could be when you just jumped into the ongoing project, which was previously led by another manager or when dis ...
I have long railed against the misuse of Shu Ha Ri (follow, diverge, transcend) in the Agile community. Following preset practices is risky since no one size fits all. Diverging from them after gainin ...
I'm sure some of you have led projects where everything appeared to be going swimmingly right up to the finish line only to find that you had somehow stepped into the project equivalent of the Hot ...
By Lenka Pincot As COVID-19 lockdowns are lifted, companies are finding new strategies to handle traffic in their offices and ensure the well-being of their employees. Going forward, it&rsq ...
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