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Martha Garcia graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a BS in Communication Studies. It was here that she developed an interest in corporate communication, specifically in the areas of change management within complex organizations as well as leadership and organizational behavior. Martha is responsible for working closely with thought leaders in the areas of IT and the PMO to develop compelling programs and content including informative webcasts and white papers for the IT PMO community.
Is it bigger than a breadbox? This week Projects at Work published “10 Tips for Better Estimates” by best-selling business author Jerry Manas (and contributor on Portfolio Perspectives). This article extracts points from Jerry’s white paper titled, Bigger than a Breadbox: 10 Tips for Better Project Estimates. Here’s a short synopsis and a link to read...
In my blog post, 10 Tips for Better Project Estimates, I introduced the white paper by best-selling business author, Jerry Manas, titled Bigger Than a Breadbox: 10 Tips for Better Project Estimates — Part I, which outlines five out of 10 suggestions project managers should consider when estimating projects. Effective estimating drives project success, better...
Attending IT events this fall? The ideas are plentiful, but what will you do with them? Learn how to turn conference takeaways into action items. Fall, time for pumpkin spice flavored everything and packing your bags to get to your much anticipated conferences and symposiums of the season. For me, it’s Gartner Symposium/ITxpo taking place...
Make Project Delays and Operating in Crisis Mode a Thing of the Past with These 10 Tips for Better Project Estimates In the recent Resource Management and Capacity Planning Benchmark Study, survey respondents overwhelmingly cited “poor estimation ability” as a leading cause of their project delays; continued crisis mode operation; resources being shifted around haphazardly;...
More organizations than ever are embracing the PMO; however, the PMO’s inability to prove business value, meet stakeholder expectations, and obtain organizational acceptance is limiting its life expectancy to only three years. Why are so many PMOs failing? What can you do to ensure your PMO doesn’t share the same fate? Learn more about the state...
If you’re a Game of Thrones fan, you’ll appreciate the analogy of how PMOs can feel like they are constantly trying to protect their kingdoms when it comes to expanding the scope of portfolio management into the organization. Check out the 4 Dragons (trends) for portfolio management that will help you fire up and defend...
On January 28th, ProjectsAtWork featured an article by Jerry Manas titled, Were the Mayans Right About Your PMO? In it he covers the top 5 priorities for your PMO in 2013, as well as a list of undeniable trends and predictions for the coming year. The article follows the End of the World Webcast Jerry hosted...
