PPM Leads to Better Corporate Governance Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tools are core to helping executives manage the business and apply effective corporate governance across the portfolio. They provide a mechanism to review the whole portfolio in a way that isn’t possible without a system to bring everything together. Governance at the corporate level […]
7 Business Systems to Integrate with Primavera P6
Integrate with Primavera P6 If you’re planning to implement Oracle Primavera’s P6 EPPM enterprise tool suite, you have probably wondered how you are going to manage the integrations required to manage your business processes. It’s common for a Primavera P6 deployment to involve integration – in fact, it’s rare that we work on an implementation […]
How to Prepare for An Online Interview: A Guide for Candidates
More and more hiring managers are taking to web conferencing for interviews. An online interview is fast, easy and flexible for employers. But what does it mean for you, the candidate? Let’s look at the things you need to know to get ready for your online interview. Prepare An online interview might feel more informal, […]
What Does a Risk Manager Do?
The risk manager’s role is key to ensuring the business is proactively thinking about and planning for future events. Risk management is more than ever an essential part of how you run your business. While you might not be able to see one of Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s ‘black swans’ coming, you can take reasonable steps […]
The 8 Earned Value Management Formulas You Should Know
What are the earned value management formulas you need to know? In this article we’ll look at 8 calculations for earned value that will help you understand project performance. Before we dive into those, let’s look at a couple of terms that make understanding the calculations easier, even though they don’t have formulas themselves. Terms […]
PMO Trends to Watch in 2021
PMO Trends 2021 I think you’ll agree that 2020 has been a very strange year. In some respects, it never really got started. In others, it’s been incredibly busy and challenging for so many people. We’ve seen changes in how we’ve been working over the past months, and in how we engage with clients too. […]
Primavera P6 EPPM 20.12 Is Released
Oracle has released Primavera P6 EPPM 20.12. Companies using Primavera P6 EPPM on premises can now upgrade to Primavera P6 EPPM 20.12. This annual release is a culmination of monthly updates that Oracle Cloud users have enjoyed throughout the year. NOTE: If you’re a Primavera P6 Professional user, you can see what’s in the Primavera […]
7 Components of a Project Charter
A project charter is a short-ish document that describes your project and gives the project team the authority to proceed with the work. It takes the information from the business case or proposal and turns it into an actionable first plan that gives everyone clarity about what’s going to happen and why. The exact length […]
Change Control: Your Secret to Scope Management
The Change Control Process is Your Secret Weapon to Scope Management Projects are iterative by nature, and often scope is refined as the project progresses. What you set out to deliver isn’t always the same as what gets delivered. That’s a normal part of project evolution, as the stakeholders find out more about how the […]
What’s New in Online Learning
As the pandemic bit into 2020, classes moved online. We saw that in home-schooling our kids, and we saw that in business and professional development too. The trend towards learning more things online will continue into 2021 and most likely, for years to come. Technavio predicts that the e-learning market in the US is expected […]