Business Strategy

Here are some secrets of strategic growth using portfolio management principles. Have you ever gone to a concert and heard a band that you didn’t know performing one of your …

Executive oversight of projects can be challenging, especially for executives with little experience with projects. Many executives rise through the ranks of the operations side of the business, using Key …

Making the connection between your business strategy and project management isn’t easy, but it is necessary if projects are going to serve a purpose and meet inherent business needs. Here …

The strategy of a company is defined by the way an organization decides to compete in its own market. Business strategy gives direction to the organization. To create a competitive …

Project management is evolving, and project managers must evolve as well. For years, project management has been seen as the “get it done” profession. Project managers have been given scopes …

We’ve all heard the adage, “Measure twice; cut once.” While it might be a cliché, it takes on a critical meaning in project planning: Rushing through or ignoring the project-planning …

Project deliverables are the life’s blood of project management, so it only makes sense to do what you can to safeguard against the most common pitfalls. Whether you’re talking about internal …

Within most large organizations—as well as smaller businesses—time and resources are in short supply yet in high demand, making project selection more difficult. Evaluating and prioritizing projects can be complex, …

3 Steps to delivering high-value projects, why you should stop doing more with less.  “We must do more with less.” This over-used phrase is often heard in organizations that recently …

Change-management and organizational-development expertise Change is a constant in business and most certainly in projects. When asked what his clients are looking for in a project manager, Tony Kirschner, a …