Often, Project Management Offices are considered too difficult, timely or costly for businesses to implement. While it is true that setting up a PMO could be all of those things, I’d argue that building a PMO is
Of course, the immediate response is “YES!” As business people, we’ve been told continuously that we need a strategy to know where we are heading. But why is it that we don’t always get strategy right? Here
Talk, talk, talk…. but to what end? Being an effective communicator is critical to success in work and life. I consider myself in the business of communicating, which includes asking the right questions, understanding the answers, clarifying
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Shops and houses are decorated, toy sales have started and Christmas Carols are playing in the stores. Something my family enjoys doing at this time of the year is
1. Own It It must be owned – it has to be driven by senior management and in turn be enthusiastically implemented by the whole organisation. 2. The Beating Heart It must exist at the beating heart
Picture this. The project manager calls a meeting but they are late, grumpy, don’t make eye contact, don’t listen to participants, become angry when questioned or challenged, thump the table and then leave. The team are left
Like the characters from Star Wars, we spend our professional and personal lives being presented with problems that need to be solved and decisions that need to be made. Do we buy a house here? Do we
Business processes and other documents are often overlooked for the value they create and deliver for organisations. So, how are these documents become quiet winners and what are the benefits in spending time and money in creating
Adults and children alike adore his books. He has been a source of entertainment for many generations and will be for many more. It is so easy to get lost in his words and taken to another
Stakeholders are often described with words such as: troublesome, idealistic and thorns in the project manager’s side, and often have been called much worse behind closed doors. Historically, project managers have approached stakeholders and stakeholder management with