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.
Most introductions to Lean focus on a variety of principles such as the following from the Lean Enterprise Institute (note the acronym) Defects Overproduction Waiting Neglect of Human Tale ...
As promised at the end of last week’s blog, I’ve finally found a purpose for risk management, though I still refuse to do initial caps when referring to it (for alert GTIM Nation members w ...
By Lynda Bourne Everyone is talking about innovation! But to innovate requires two things. The first is an innovative idea, and the second is a process to turn that idea into something valuable ...
2020 is here, and at PMI, we have hit the ground running! It’s certainly an exciting time in the world of project management – learn more about the Project Economy or explore one of PMI&rs ...
For my third and final professional example, I am using the UK Governments Infrastructure and Projects Authority guidance document Benchmarking – Best Practices. I was privileged to be ...
On this blog I’ve looked at different Knowledge Areas and how they apply to us as project managers, and also taken a budgeting and cost focus on a lot of articles. But what if you are managing a ...
Welcome to the second in this series of blogs exploring what the project world can learn from neuroscience. I set out my stall in the first blog - projects don’t behave the way textbook ...
We hear so much that we can’t make predictions in complex adaptive systems that we start to believe it when we have a huge amount of counter evidence. Complex systems are those in which a p ...
The link between transparency and trust is well known. You are more likely to trust the quality of the food you are served when eating at a restaurant with an open concept kitchen than if the food pre ...
One of the most important roles as project managers is helping people on the project feel appreciated. When you lift people up, you give them self-esteem and self-confidence. This, in turn, boosts mor ...
After collecting and analyzing the results of the self-assessment and the 360º assessment of our ability to listen, my proposal is that we opt for the lowest results, that is: If our evaluatio ...
By Giampaolo Marucci, PMBOK® Guide-Seventh Edition Development Team member Planning is a common activity in everything we do. We could say that we plan because we think, or we think so we plan. ...
While leaders don't need an in-depth knowledge of technology, they do need to have a sufficient level of understanding of it – at least enough to have intelligent conversations and ask the r ...
Quantum computers continue to evolve and, in some cases, their advancement is occurring more rapidly than anticipated. As my PMI webinar (link below) suggested, progressive researchers and organ ...
While we are more familiar with making a toast at a wedding, it is appropriate to master the art of good cheers for your project. Toasts are usually meant to celebrate a person or an event. Why not ...
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