Jan Schiller

Project management office, project office, enterprise center of excellence, project control group or project support office. Ever wonder what a project management office (PMO) really is? What is a project …

Project portfolio management (PPM) is how an organization achieves its strategy and related operational and financial objectives. Here is what you need to know about this important discipline that links …

Managing your project’s scope is critical to managing the expectations of your stakeholders and ensuring your project’s work breakdown structure (WBS), budget, and schedule remain aligned with the project’s scope …

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 …

What are the benefits of empowerment and its importance? In my article, “Empowering your project portfolio: What is empowerment?” I helped you get clear on what empowerment is and is …

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 …