The success of knowing how to add projects to a portfolio requires some steps. Is your project portfolio in a spreadsheet, disconnected from the business value it is intended to …
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.
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPortfolio ManagementProject ManagementProject Scope
Does #noestimates really mean no estimates?
by Jan Schiller
When I learned more about the #noestimates movement, primarily through articles authored by Woody Zuill, Neil Killick, and Ronald Jeffries, I was really intrigued. I have yet to manage a …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPortfolio ManagementProject ManagementProject ScopeRequirements Gathering
Do you know the difference between scope and requirements?
by Jan Schiller
Scope and requirements are interrelated concepts. Projects in your portfolio should be creating and managing both. What is the difference between the two? Why do you need both? Why is …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsProject ManagementProject ScopeResource ManagementSchedule Management
How curiosity can improve your project estimates
by Jan Schiller
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 …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsLeadership & StrategyPortfolio ManagementProject Management
The only 2 expectations you need to set for project portfolio success
by Jan Schiller
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 …
Business CommunicationFeature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsLeadership & StrategyOrganizational CultureStakeholder Management
The power of your expectations in shaping your teams behavior
by Jan Schiller
There’s power of your expectations in shaping your team’s behavior. We all know that a successful project manager spends about 90 percent of their time communicating. The words we choose …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPMO and EPMOProject Management
9 tips for a rock-star Project Management Office (PMO)
by Jan Schiller
In my career, I’ve been fortunate to maximize my value on both sides of the project management office (PMO) solution space. As a project/program/portfolio manager, I am a customer because …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPMO and EPMOPortfolio ManagementProject Management
The best approach to project portfolio management: Methodology mixology
by Jan Schiller
There is one approach that is the best approach for managing project portfolios: the one that best delivers its strategy. Rarely is one methodology the only one needed for success; …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPMO and EPMOProject Management
A Beginner’s Guide to Project Management Offices (PMOs)
by Jan Schiller
Project management office, project office, enterprise center of excellence, project control group or project support office. Ever wonder what a project management office (PMO) really is? What is a project …
Business StrategyChange ManagementFeature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPortfolio ManagementProject Management
6 Answers to frequently asked questions about Project Portfolio Management (PPM)
by Jan Schiller
Project portfolio management (PPM) is how an organization achieves its strategy and related operational and financial objectives. Here is what you need to know about this important discipline that links …