Jan Schiller

When you are focused on results and work in a fluid project environment where expected results change frequently, it is very important to identify and manage all coordination points. Does…

When you are empowered, you understand the importance of asking questions to reveal the information needed to ensure the success of your project portfolio, and leaders understand the importance of…

I have had the pleasure of working with many effective project portfolio managers. I am a life-long learner and have learned a lot from talking with them and observing them…

In my article, “Empowering your project portfolio: What is empowerment?,” I helped you get clear on what empowerment is and is not. In this article, I will share my checklist…

I just finished reading the book, “The 4 Disciplines of Execution” (McChesney, Covey & Huling, 2016). As I was preparing to facilitate an introductory Kanban session, I noticed the similarities…

I just attended Colin Ellis’s keynote presentation, which provided wonderful advice on how to build the strongest project team. I took away several useful techniques, one of which was to…

I have been listening to leaders describe the skills they have and those they think will be of critical importance in the digital age. I have focused my attention inward…

In my recent article, Eight tips for identifying your project portfolio stakeholders, I mentioned that I keep a list of questions I have found to be effective in helping me…

Have you ever wondered how many project portfolios you should have? Do you wish you had cohesive insights into your organization’s ability to achieve its strategies? Here are three guidelines…

When you have an idea, do you begin to implement it right away? If so, you have missed at least one important step: scope definition. Perhaps you were not aware…