Projects@Work asked members of the PMI-Montreal chapter to share their experiences and lessons learned in developing an award-winning mentoring program -- in effect, to mentor other organizations seeking to create and sustain their own mentoring efforts. Here are their five keys to success.
There is a big difference between being “book” Agile and actually practicing Agile in the work world. For those who are just starting their Agile journeys, here are five helpful lessons learned from an IT team that successfully brought Agile practices in-house and moved from a production-support mindset to a product-focused one.
After reflecting on the long history of a pro sports team’s failure to win a championship, this project manager saw many parallels in the mistakes he made leading a software team. Are you committing these five fouls?
Project management continues to be an ever-changing dynamic, influenced by technology, globalization and lessons learned from past and current practices. Here are five important trends that successful organizations are incorporating into their project management practices.
The IT outsourcing/insourcing pendulum always seems to swing in an effort to reduce non-value-added tasks, save cost or retain intellectual property. Proper knowledge transfer and management remain key factors when implementing either type of sourcing project. Here are six steps to successfully implement a transfer plan based on a previous IT infrastructure insourcing project.
In this new book, seasoned project leaders share their lessons-learned and practical tips for dealing with some of the most vexing challenges of managing projects.
What can we learn from the ever changing but closely woven network of nature? Taking the opportunity while sheltering at home, the author spent some time watching nature programs and found there were many lessons that could be applied to project management.
Negotiating prices during procurement does not only depend on the purchaser's soft skills or negotiation techniques; technical skills also have a role. In this article, the author shares technical ideas and advice that may lead to cost reductions or price discounts.
Many factors will influence an enterprise transformation to self-organized teams, from the willingness of project sponsors to the makeup of the overall portfolio. As such, there is no universal template for success, but here’s a 10-step framework to help design and manage the transition.
As a community, we can create open-space sessions that enhance the quality of project management within our own areas of influence. So why is it so rare? Learn why you should take advantage--and take action.