This blog is for all of us who manage projects which must provide value now, and in the long run. If your projects have economic, environmental or social impacts - and we say that's all of them - this blog is for you.
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.
Test-driven development is a very powerful technique for analyzing, designing, and testing quality software. However, if done incorrectly, TDD can incur massive maintenance costs as the test suite grows large. This is such a common problem that it has led some to conclude that TDD is not sustainable over the long haul. This does not have to be true. It's all about what you think TDD is, and how you do it. This blog is all about the issues that arise when TDD is done poorly—and how to avoid them.
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!
This video series will explain not only key aspects of how to create a successful PMO, but also cover the human side of the project manager role and how both are so critical to the journey. This series will also outline many tools and techniques on how to better understand what your client—or executive sponsors—expect out of the PMO. Made in partnership with ESIS, Inc.
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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.
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.
I'm all about Building Thriving Leaders™ This blog is based on over 35 years of project management and leadership successes and failures. Get practical, concise nuggets on both hard and soft skills to help you deliver projects successfully with minimal friction.
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.
We'll explore the lessons, traits, characteristics and opinions of women serving in leadership positions in the project management profession. Join the conversation!
Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden, leading tech experts and founders of the global Lean UX movement, share their insights into how organizations can grow and thrive based on their ability to sense and respond instantly to customer and employee behaviors.
The Scenario: Greg gets promoted to a “leader of leaders” position. Greg assumes that he will have to increase his hours, so adopts 60-hour weeks. Greg doesn’t scale ...
PMI has identified “power skills” as one of the three sides of the “Talent Triangle” — a framework that helps project leaders navigate the changing world of project manag ...
Strategic thinking is one of those skills that gets tossed around as something project managers should have. But how can you be more strategic in a practical way? I’ve been thinking a lot about ...
In last week’s blog I discussed environments where Project Teams were compelled to implement various aspects of PM, specifically Earned Value Management Systems, to an exacting standard. These s ...
The PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition defines a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) as a "hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work to be carried out by the project team to accomplish the ...
This is a chapter from my upcoming book [email protected]: The Path to Effective Lean-Agile Teams. What a coach is in the Agile community depends upon who you ask. I believe a coach is a change age ...
The most current PMI Fact File is in! Each month, updated numbers will be posted to the community through the Critical Path Blog. We’re very excited to continue providing this information to you ...
At the EVA conference in London in March, I had the pleasure of listening to Gary Hill, Co-chair of PsACE, the Public Sector Advisory Community for Estimating. He was talking about the importance of e ...
A project manager confided she was distressed by complaints from her project teammates and customers; and being bogged down with increasing workloads. Her peers complained about how people on the proj ...
In the mid-1960s, the concept of introducing an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) for the proper management of United States Air Force projects was enacted through an approach known as the Cost/Sc ...
In a project-oriented structure where the project manager has people management responsibilities for their team members, it is expected that an individual's performance on project work is the prim ...
By Dr. Ahmed Zouhair EO & Founder of PMTC, Author, and Speaker Did you know the market is shrinking, changing, and constantly being disrupted by FAANG? Most organizations have their own uni ...
by Dave Wakeman Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately is the art of strategy. I did some research to rebuild my website during 2021 because I decided the pandemic was a good opportu ...
Last month we looked at what goes into a programme financial management plan. One of the components of that document is, of course, the initial budget. You can’t track what you haven’t bas ...
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