The word ‘track’ originated in the 15th century; usage of the word ‘track’ started to take off in the 1950s at a time when the world was recovering from many …
Jan Schiller
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The content on this page was contributed by Jan Schiller, a certified Project Management Professional for PMWorld 360 Magazine.
Jan Schiller, PMP, PSM1, FLMI, is a partner with Berkshire Consulting, LLC. She specializes in revealing the path from where an organization is to where they want to be. Over the past 30 years, Jan has been focused on linking strategy to results with project management in the financial services, investment, health, beverage, learning management and life sciences industries. She has helped her clients with the adoption of project management best practices; streamlining business processes; address regulations; achieving competitive advantage and much more. She writes about scope and portfolio management.
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How to best define your project’s footprint
by Jan Schiller
You have just been selected to manage that big, important corporate project. You realize the project’s charter is nowhere to be found. How do you go about defining your project’s …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPMO and EPMOProject Management
18 Misconceptions that decrease PMO’s value
by Jan Schiller
What is a PMO’s value? Find out about some misconceptions. Despite your best-laid plans, communications, and focus on delivering value, misconceptions about your project management office (PMO) can exist about …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPerformance Metrics and KPIsPMO and EPMOProject Management
Is your PMO sufficiently data-driven?
by Jan Schiller
Most project management offices (PMOs) offer services to executives seeking to make informed decisions about the best approach to achieve their strategies. The key to effective data-driven PMO decision-making is …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPMO and EPMOProject Management
Know what you want your PMO to be when it grows up
by Jan Schiller
When it comes to setting up a PMO, what should it look like? If you want to know what your PMO will be when it grows up; you have to …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPMO and EPMOProject Management
Avoiding common PMO pitfalls
by Jan Schiller
Establishing and growing a project management office (PMO) requires all of your powers of observation. These five areas should have your PMO’s attention. Culture There are entire books, presentations, and …
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20 Clues that project management can transform your legal prowess
by Jan Schiller
Project management is more structured and complex than a document or case management solution. Many organizations want their legal services to be more disciplined, efficient, competitive, adaptive, profitable, and proactive …
Business StrategyFeature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsProject ManagementProject Scope
Techniques to make project scope management more manageable
by Jan Schiller
Project scope management is always a challenge. Here’s how I effectively manage scope without appearing rigid or inflexible and get the change requestor’s skin in the game. When I set …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsLeadership & StrategyProject Management
Helping your team succeed without micromanaging
by Jan Schiller
Interested in helping your team succeed without micromanaging? Telling your team what you want them to do and how to do it is the quickest way to kill innovation. Choose …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPortfolio ManagementProject ManagementProject ScopeSchedule Management
Prioritization | 6 Important prioritization tips
by Jan Schiller
Prioritization is a powerful activity essential to an organization’s success. When your day is dominated by a work whirlwind filled with several things to do and every one of them …