Organizations can benefit from using Project Portfolio Management (PPM) practices. In fact, PPM allows companies to allocate resources, schedule, analyze, and manage projects and business. At the same time, there …
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Can branding a stakeholder resistant create a self-fulfilling prophecy
When I think of stakeholder resistance, I am always reminded of when a new version of the PMBOK Guide is issued of what used to be and how our profession …
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The benefits of using PPM to manage the complexity of project portfolios
Companies can obtain many benefits by adopting Project Portfolio Management. In general, PPM helps companies flourish by allowing them to focus on the most important and strategic projects and programs. …
ReTHINKING the time constraint
Time constraint project management; there’s more to time constraint than meets the eye……and I’ve got a feeling the research is going to change project management forever. (Yeah, right, you say. …
Having a solid project charter can help ensure project success
If you were to do an examination of some of your past projects and their overall performance, you would more than likely discover what I did when I decided to …
Ruthless project prioritization in project environments
In environments where everything is a top priority, nothing is a top priority. A key responsibility of senior leadership is ruthless project prioritization, leaving no doubt as to the organization’s …
Learning to identify risks as an opportunity
Time and time again, I mention the word “risk” in conversations, and what comes to everyone’s mind is, first and foremost, something negative. You can see it on people’s faces, …
Increasing engagement through storytelling: Part 3
We continue with our discussion of the importance of the role of storytelling in project management in this third part with a closer look at how Project Managers should be …
2 Facets of project leaders
“Take the bull by the horns” is a phrase believed to have originated in the American West around the 1800s. It means confronting a problem head-on versus waiting for the …