Jan Schiller

This is the second in a series of articles designed to help you determine how well projects in your portfolio are being managed. Part one of this series provided three…

Ever wonder which project portfolio manager skill is essential? If you are a project portfolio manager (PPM), you are talented. PPMs must be objective, credible, multi-taskers, great with ambiguity, authentic,…

Is your scope definition gathering dust? You have just been selected to manage that big, important corporate project. Now that you’ve defined your project’s scope, what do you do with…

The word ‘track’ originated in the 15th century; usage of the word ‘track’ started to take off in the 1950s at a time when the world was recovering from many…

You have just been selected to manage that big, important corporate project. You realize the project’s charter is nowhere to be found. How do you go about defining your project’s…

Want an elite project manager on your team? Can you recognize a project manager with the expertise and experience developed and refined by successfully, consistently, and predictably delivering complex results? …

What is a PMO’s value? Find out about some misconceptions. Despite your best-laid plans, communications, and focus on delivering value, misconceptions about your project management office (PMO) can exist about…

Most project management offices (PMOs) offer services to executives seeking to make informed decisions about the best approach to achieve their strategies. Project portfolio data makes that possible and improves…

When it comes to setting up a PMO, what should it look like? If you want to know what your PMO will be when it grows up; you have to…

Establishing and growing a project management office (PMO) requires all of your powers of observation. These five areas should have your PMO’s attention. Culture There are entire books, presentations, and…