Your path to business agility
The PMO is under constant pressure. From maintaining standards for project management practices to planning and delivering projects – the PMO needs to be in constant sync with strategy and business outcomes. This PMO blog category provides numerous recommendations from experts to encourage top down and bottom up planning, improve processes, promote stakeholder satisfaction, and ultimately eliminate silos to advance the PMO function. Get expert advice on the pros and cons of adopting a continuous planning model. Experts will also share real-world advice on choosing your next Project Portfolio Management tool and how to #BeThatPMO your business needs.
The project timeline is the beating heart of every project. The field of project management is tremendously diverse, encompassing dozens of methodologies throughout hundreds of industries around the globe. Project managers use a wide range of tools and processes to get their jobs done, many of which are specific to a single company or product....
Increasingly, PPM leaders are recognizing that the project and work management tools in use at their organizations are no longer fit for purpose. In many cases, these tools were implemented gradually in response to discrete needs. Now, different parts of the organization are reliant on different tools – and none of them are appropriate to...
In business, growth and expansion is not just a good thing, it is the very reason for existence. Whether the growth comes naturally through an increase in sales, addition of new products, introduction to new markets. Or if that growth comes in the form of mergers and acquisitions, growing pains often accompany expanding operations. Here...
Recently we have heard a shift in the narrative around successful business strategy which you may have picked up on, too! Words like agility are shifting to adaptability, phrases like predict the future are being replaced with prepare for the unexpected. Risks (and opportunities) are becoming harder to identify, let alone prepare for and manage...
In the dim and distant past, change was something that happened infrequently. Even if an organization had multiple initiatives running concurrently, they would not necessarily involve the same people. A lot has changed since then. Change has become a continuous aspect of almost every business and is one we all struggle to keep up with...
Due to the pressure of work or inexperience, plenty of project managers focus all their efforts on the short-term, not seeing the wood from the trees and just lurching from one small crisis to the next. This may well be fine so long as it gets the job done in the end you might say,...
Whether you’re working with a handful of team members or a large, decentralized team, organization is key. To avoid getting overwhelmed and allowing crucial details to slip under the radar, you’ll want to master the core components of successful task management before beginning a new project. Here are a few of the best tips for...
While the basic skills of managing projects can generally be applied across many fields, for more specialized areas, it can make sense for firms to hire a project management consultant. This use of external expertise can bring a new dimension to the abilities and effectiveness of a project team. If you’re considering looking for project...
Change management and project management are quite different in nature, but the two disciplines often get confused, especially in the midst of significant enterprise projects. Large projects often involve wide-scale organizational change, while change management efforts are often managed using common project management concepts. Despite the fact that they may overlap, the two endeavors generally...
To properly mitigate risk, a project manager must know how to effectively manage it. The inability to ascertain hazards can cause a project to careen off the rails rather quickly. Risk management strategies is a process that begins at the conception of the venture and is followed throughout the life cycle of the project. Although...
