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Deepwater Horizon: The Cost of Greenality

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 By Rich Maltzman

In our book we talk about the Cost of Greenality.

Like the Cost of Quality, with which Project Managers should be familiar, it speaks to the idea that money spent up front to prevent problems and to be sure to meet stakeholder requirements will outweigh the savings in the medium […]

How to Manage Risk Smarter and Avoid Overkill

Managing risk within a project is a good idea. That’s generally agreed upon. Risk Management is essential and contributes significantly to successful project deliverables. Where it can and does go wrong is when there is an over-reliance on the risk factors of the project. When these factors start driving the way the project moves […]

Taking a Project Management Approach in the Creation of Learning and Development Programs – Part II

In Part I of this post we focused on the first two steps – define need and plan. This post will focus on the next three steps – manage and implement and evaluate

Manage the Project

You have worked with the relevant stakeholders to define the need and have worked with the project team to […]

Taking a Project Management Approach in the Creation of Learning and Development Programs – Part I

Learning and development professionals often have quite a lot on their plates – usually with short timelines and unrealistic expectations set upon them. These are frequently one of the smaller departments within a company, utilizing few resources to accomplish projects that, frankly, have a strategic impact on the organization. In many cases contractors are called […]

Managing Complex Global Projects

Every organization – irrespective of their revenue, number of years in existence, for-profit or not for profit status – has to deal with complex global projects. The global nature of the projects can be due to presence of the organization in various locations or due to the fact that the organization has decided to […]