As a core team member who helped develop the Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)® certification, this writer was eager to see the certification blossom. What better way than to attend PMI's PMO Symposium and speak about the merits of the certification--and more importantly, portfolio management?
One of the hardest parts of leading a project is keeping the scope controlled. It may not make you any friends to practice good scope management, but it will help the projects stay successful. Take a step back and make sure you know the basics of when, where, what and how to manage the scope on a project.
Is your organization using the Balanced Scorecard to measure the success of strategic initiatives and processes? A 2007 book takes on the popular management-by-metrics methodology, deeming it antiquated and insufficient. Here, one of the book's authors puts forward six reasons to consider using a real-time approach, the Performance Power Grid.
Even when engineering teams follow best practices and work on incorporating security requirements into software products, companies still see an influx of reported issues. Keep these tips in mind.
When we talk about sustainability, most people jump to the idea of being “green.” But sustainability is about three distinct areas. How many organizations are effectively managing all three?
You have a great team, but how can you keep them together? Interpersonal relationships and dynamics will tear things apart even while the leader strives to keep the band together for one more hit record.
The flat backlog is appropriate for keeping the team focused on the big picture for relatively small projects. However, for large enterprise project with geographically dispersed teams, a more efficient alternative to the flat product backlog is User Story Mapping--along with constant focus on the product vision and the product roadmap.