Good Estimates and Bad Biases: Eight Traps to Avoid

This webinar details some of the worst of these intellectual “traps” and features several exercises to illustrate how we all fall prey to them. After demonstrating how deeply we are biased, the program will offer several ways we can counteract the influence of these biases, escape the traps, and improve our estimates of project cost and schedule. The webinar features hands-on work with concrete tools, so bring a calculator and be prepared to push a pencil

Got Value? A Value Model for Making Agile Product Decisions

“Value” is the beacon, watchword, end game, justification, and mantra for Agile practitioners. You make product decisions at every turn throughout discovery and delivery based on value, balancing multiple perspectives. And yet many Agile teams struggle to clearly, concisely, and continually use value as the basis for making planning decisions. Join Ellen and Mary to explore the business value model—a lightweight framework for collaboratively and continually identifying stakeholder values and making value?based product decisions on what to build, and when.

Governance of Interorganizational Project Networks

Interorganizational networks for joint project execution increase in popularity, as they allow for efficient use of scarce and specialized resources. These networks are typically hybrid designs, including hierarchies and network structures, which need to be governed simultaneously. That poses a challenge to traditional governance theories, which typically assume either a hierarchical or a network structure, but not a mix of it.

Governance Organizational Project Management Session 2

Governments Need to Create PMOs to Achieve Results

In his presentation, Dennis will address the following questions: Why are Government Project Management Offices (PMOs) needed ? Why is Project Business Management (PBM) the right sustainability solution? How is a sustainable PBMO created? What are the values and benefits of a PBMO?

Gravitas: Making a Powerful Impact

Cast aside notions of fakery and pretence, gravitas goes deeper than that, much deeper. You don’t have to look serious to be taken seriously. But, you cannot afford to leave it to chance, because making the right impression will accelerate your deliverables.

Great Project Leadership,Five Essentials

The journey to project management excellence continues beyond earning a PMP to include practicing project leadership. However, even highly skilled project managers find success limited until they can sift through the bewildering amount of leadership information and identify actions essential for them. This is a how-to presentation. It describes how project managers can take specific leadership actions that will contribute to project success.