Welcome to this edition of the ProjectTalk newsletter.
As project management professionals we must develop the ability to become proficient in what I call the I.R.S. aspects of the...
In today’s faced paced business environment, it’s crucial to be able to keep up. Status quo processes and business results won’t be suffice. The Project Management Office (PMO)...
Welcome to this edition of the ProjectTalk newsletter. When managing our projects we strive to be as efficient and productive as possible. This means avoiding unnecessary activities, effort and...
The past couple of years have showcased this significant shift of the role of the PMO. That shift is for the PMO to go from tracking, monitoring and reporting to the management of real business...
There is no doubt that people are the heart of your organization. Their expertise, dedication, and passion are what allow the organization to achieve its business goals. Your employees are...
Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast – Joe Garagiola, Major League Baseball Catcher and TV announcer
The effective delivery of projects is also an endless...
Welcome to this edition of the ProjectTalk newsletter.
Making productive use of our time is essential for project success. In addition, we must think long term. However, there are unavoidable...
Welcome to this edition of the ProjectTalk newsletter.
Along our professional journey each of us who aspires advancement to higher levels of PM management must develop certain skillsets that...
Remote work hasn’t just changed the way we work. It has also fundamentally redefined employee engagement. While it was in the periphery earlier, the pandemic has institutionalized it, with...
One thing we like to do in the PMO world is measure maturity. I'm not sure of the benefit to knowing your PMO maturity as a stand alone measure, rather I prefer to place maturity on a...
Welcome to our latest edition of the ProjectTalk newsletter. This month we will discuss of The 5 phases of IT Projects, What to do when your project slips and Delivering projects using Agile...
"We're more concerned about meeting customer needs than defining done."
For years, I have defined "Done" as a clearly articulated definition of the output of a project. Simple enough. The project...
In a previous article we asked, How Much Friction Does Your PMO Generate? The net of the article was that people come to your PMO because they want to transition from their current state to a...
Managing a project is inherently filled with different items that must be planned, tracked and controlled. Budgets, actual hours worked, resource allocation, risks, issues, changes, status...
Welcome to our initial edition of the ProjectTalk newsletter. Monthly we will be focusing on subjects of interest to the professional project management community. We shall present insights and...
