Situational awareness for managing risk is essential. Risk management is a state of mind with forethought, like safety and quality. It cannot be boiled down into tools and techniques. Tools …
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Part 2: KPIs for executive oversight
Executive oversight requires a set of Key Performance Indicators or KPIs that will provide executives with information to make decisions at the corporate level and ensure projects are being performed …
Part 1: KPIs for executive oversight
Executive oversight of projects can be challenging, especially for executives with little experience with projects. Many executives rise through the ranks of the operations side of the business, using Key …
Are you thinking big enough? Learning to manage your part of the business, not just the project
Project management is evolving, and project managers must evolve as well. For years, project management has been seen as the “get it done” profession. Project managers have been given scopes …
2 Project oversight areas that warrant more executive focus
When it comes to project oversight, there are two areas on which executives should focus. Executives should focus on ensuring the project organizations have the systems, personnel, and resources needed …
We constantly hear about how our world is becoming more and more complex. With the connectivity that has grown in recent decades and mass data, it does lead us to …
The principles of a business council
Interested in finding out more about a business council and its principles? For many years, the concept of finding a mentor, someone who can coach you through tough issues or …
Taking a portfolio view: Why strategy drives projects
When taking a portfolio view, strategy drives projects. Projects are not stand-alone activities within an organization. Project management is a method of managing change within an organization to provide something …
Lack of executive engagement
Is there a lack of executive engagement in project management? We often read about the critical success factors for project success. There are even a number of articles written about …
Audits as a project management governance tool
Here comes the dreaded project audit. How can we get out of this? We have all experienced this at one point or will. So, why do we fear the project …
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