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The ROI of Lessons Learned: A Case Study (Part I of III)

While I know of many organizations that collect/capture lessons learned, there are not as many that apply lessons learned. Capturing lessons learned is only half the battle, you need to actually use those lessons learned to increase the success of the projects worked on in the organization. Let’s look at one case study of a […]

Best Practices for Choosing the Right Projects

Prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, are you:

Developing strategy for the projects you’ll undertake for that year? Setting aside some budget research for potential new opportunities?

And does that strategy ensure that:

Projects selected are mapped to the organization’s long term strategy? There are parameters around new opportunities to ensure that time […]

Is Your PMO Strategic?

Is your Project Management Office (PMO) strategic? Or are you solely focused on delivering projects on time and on schedule (more tactical). While there is nothing wrong certainly with delivering your projects on time and on schedule, consider your impact within the organization. Consider also the projects being worked on within the PMO. This is […]

Make Better Decisions with Your Team

Are you struggling with making decisions on your project teams? I have seen clients who either can’t get decisions made among the team members at all (no one will take the decision) or where decisions are either made way too quickly (without much consideration) or way too slowly (it takes forever to build consensus). Make […]

Driving Decisions from Sponsors and Leaders

Are you having difficulty getting decisions made to keep your projects moving forward? Often our projects get derailed because we can’t get a decision made from the sponsor or others on the leadership team. This may happen for a number of reasons – some of which are the fault of the project manager. If you […]