March 2022

In this podcast, Cornelius Fichtner interviews Oliver F. Lehmann about Project Business and Project Business Management. Cornelius didn’t know what either of these terms meant when he heard them for …

Many of the project tools available to project managers are simple, yet often, people stop themselves from using them because they might look intimidating or difficult to master. In my …

In environments where everything is a top priority, nothing is a top priority. A key responsibility of senior leadership is ruthless project prioritization, leaving no doubt as to the organization’s …

Time and time again, I mention the word “risk” in conversations, and what comes to everyone’s mind is, first and foremost, something negative. You can see it on people’s faces, …

Project Managers need to have realistic assumptions regarding the length of time that any procurement activities they conduct will take, especially when preparing project management plans, budgets and time schedules …

We continue with our discussion of the importance of the role of storytelling in project management in this third part with a closer look at how Project Managers should be …

If your organization is looking for a way to develop effective business strategies, project portfolio management holds the key. Organizations need to define a strategy in order to achieve success. …

“Take the bull by the horns” is a phrase believed to have originated in the American West around the 1800s. It means confronting a problem head-on versus waiting for the …

Does your boss have unrealistic expectations? Mine did. Merriam-Webster defines expectations as the act or state of expecting or anticipation. So, then, unrealistic expectations are having the wrong ideas that …

In part one of this three-part series, we discussed the fundamentals of storytelling, the importance of storytelling in project management, and how project managers can leverage this skill to increase …