In theory, project management offices and project managers work together to deliver value to their organization in a consistent manner. In practice, PMOs and project managers often step on each other’s toes in a clash between results and processes. In part four of a series, here are five more best practices for fine-tuning the tango — this time from the PMO’s perspective.
Words can be a slippery and uncertain medium with which to communicate our project needs, wants and desires. But ultimately, they are all that we’ve got, so we had better understand how best to use them.
No matter how bad your organizational leaders are, you can get the leadership today’s workforce demands into your project. But you may have to be sneaky. Here’s how to ease “challenged” organizational leaders into crucial project interventions.
The practices presented in this article--to build a requirements tree, create and use a requirements traceability matrix, and manage to requirements baselines--will make a significant difference in an organization’s success rate and promote improved partnership and standing within the enterprise.
Much less newsworthy to the mainstream press, Sputnik has also had a lasting influence on something we engage in every working day. So, in a spirit of commemoration, this writer offers observations on the significance of the satellite as seen through the prism of project management.
This article switches gears and enters the final phase of the series that examines the historical sequence of events between June and October 1940. This analysis will reflect on the effectiveness of Churchill’s solution and how well it was utilized.
Hidden traps often come from surprising sources, resulting in project delays or funding shortfalls. It is critical to identify all the risks up front, establish mitigation strategies and allocate ample time and budget to overcome any hurdles. How? Through effective planning, of course!
It’s new, it’s never been done before, and now it’s your project. When trying to plan for something that has no relative history, how do you even begin?