Project Management News
3 Reasons to Invest in Project Prioritization
Organizations that invest in strategic prioritization deliver 40% more value. This seems like reason enough to invest in improving the project prioritization process, yet many organizations don't realize that their current process is broken; it's evolved over time, it...
Top 5 predictions for project management in 2016
Emergence of CPOs.We think 2016 is the year of that the CPO position – or Chief Project Officer – begins to get real traction. In the late 1980's many technical experts and business leaders were suggesting that Chief Information Officers (CIOs) would be the next...
THE CHRISTMAS RULE FOR PROJECT PLANNING
Christmas is special, in part, because it only happens once a year. Building on that concept, Mark Horstman, co-founder of Manager Tools, coined the “Christmas rule”: “If you do it rarely, and it's important, you're likely to underperform.” Christmas is a major...
5 Reasons You Need LinkedIn
Some experts say that if you aren’t on LinkedIn, you don’t exist. This could be true, but it does seem a little extreme. My existence as a professional is void because I don’t have a LinkedIn account? As it turns out, there are many reasons why career experts and...
Harness Storytelling to Catapult Your Career
It was a Thursday night at 5pm. As I drove to pick up my 16-month old son from day care, I spoke to a client who was in a bit of a pickle. He needed help with an urgent sales proposal. It needed to be presented to a bigwig, potential client at lunchtime the next day....
What has the PMO ever done for us?
In the 1979 movie, The Life of Brian, the Monty Python crew all asked the question, “What have the Romans ever done for us?” It seems that PMOs are getting the same treatment. According to recent research by ESI, 72% of PMOs are being called into question, mostly by...
The raw truth about recruiters
Everyone knows what a recruiter is — or do they? Just how much does the average job seeker (or employer) really understand about what recruiters actually do? Hopefully, after reading this list, the answer will be, “More than they used to!” The Role of the Recruiter Is...
Who wins when projects collide?
Tips for winning when projects from the same organization are colliding over needed resources, or funding or other critical needs. Two projects collide over an issue or a resource or access to equipment or funding? Well, the answer is probably…no one really. It’s...
Optimizing Your Project Portfolio
It’s not unusual for businesses to face greater demand in terms of projects and have lesser resources to handle the same, at their disposal. Keeping the project portfolio aligned with the capacity and demands is where project portfolio optimization comes in. Let’s...
Rising Above the Mechanics: The 6 Essential Skills of Advanced Leaders
You’re a PMP® with some experience under your belt, but you know there is more out there than just the mechanics of your job. You have ideas worth spreading that require a certain set of skills you have yet to master. The essential element to becoming a PM leader lies...
10 Must Have Skills for a Project Manager
You may be entering the job market, either for the first time or to make an exciting new career change or looking to learn project management online. If you are looking to enter a career in project management, you will probably be wondering how to make your project...
Romance on the Job – Stimulating! Is it a Good Idea?
“I can’t get him/her off my mind! I am afraid to admit even to my best friend, but I am becoming obsessed with my boss. The attraction is like a magnet pulling me into a void that I both crave and fear. I think I’m falling in love!” Many successful families started...