What is Six Sigma? Six Sigma is a business process improvement methodology designed to improve business processes by decreasing variability and defects. The term Sigma is used to describe the quality of …
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Are You An Inclusive Project Leader? Podcast
In this podcast, Cornelius Fichtner interviews Agata Czopek about what it means to be an inclusive project leader. They talk about the reality that diversity is a fact and inclusion …
Project Management Office (PMO) – Foundational goals to drive results
What is the PMO foundation and PMO goals? “Projects are usually undertaken to either solve a problem or take advantage of an opportunity. The probability that the project – even …
7 Questions you should ask when assigned a new project
Monday morning, you walk into work, and you get asked by your manager to swing by their office. You are told that you’ll be managing a new project, but you …
How curiosity can improve your project estimates
Want to create better estimates? Be curious. Curiosity enhances the project estimates made by experienced estimators who fully understand the scope of work to be performed and who have experience …
Finding ways to better leverage project stakeholders expertise
Every Project Manager and project team must make better use of the stakeholders on their projects in order to gain key information to accomplish the objectives set before them. Too …
Documentation: Protecting Your Team and Project
The focal point of project management is getting stuff done. Getting projects completed under budget, on time, and within scope. That is the cake of project management. The icing is …
The only 2 expectations you need to set for project portfolio success
Interested in knowing what expectations are for project portfolio success? My career adventures in project portfolio management (PPM) have taught me that I need to set only two expectations with …
The impact of technology on project management
Is there an impact of technology on project management? Technology has inundated our lives to the point where just the thought of leaving your phone elsewhere is paralyzing. You must …
Maximize Your Project’s First 21 Days
In this podcast, Cornelius Fichtner interviews Sara Gallagher about how to maximize the first 21 days of your projects to avoid project failures. The ink isn’t even dry on your …