To keep your remote project procurement on track, you should set up your project with the end in mind. You never know what potential challenges you will face or what …
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Using risk-based thinking to reduce deviation from planned results
Looking for ways to reduce deviations? The answer can be found in risk-based thinking. Risk management is one of the key knowledge areas that supports project managers for project success. …
Tips for retired project managers to stay connected to their industry
Retirement is an exciting time for anyone who has dedicated their career to a specific industry, but it can also be a time of uncertainty. The feeling of disconnection from …
Situational awareness is key to managing risk?
Situational awareness for managing risk is essential. Like safety and quality, risk management is a state of mind with forethought. It cannot be simply boiled down into a set of …
Benefits of PMOs adopting an Agile approach
What are the benefits of PMOs adopting an Agile approach? The PMO can be considered the new fuel for organizational change. An effective PMO delivers business results. Everything starts with …
Using strategic alignment to improve business performance and organizational culture
To deploy strategies, companies need to focus on their business processes in order to reach their goals and create value. The culture of a company is part of its processes …
Tips for project success through proper stakeholder engagement
Looking for ways to increase project success through proper stakeholder engagement for more effective stakeholder management? Here are tips for project success starting with the definition of stakeholder engagement and …
The importance of employee engagement in business performance
There are companies that deliver high profits and grow above their industry average. These high-performance organizations obtain these results not by chance but by choice. Their leaders have decided to …
A thought exercise in overcoming fear: Taking the leap
Whether it is a new project manager or an experienced project manager encountering an unknown situation can be expected. If you can take the leap to overcome fear, you can …
Part 2: Are your projects tracked instead of managed?
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 …