When Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer announced the new Office 365 on Monday July 16th, it got us wondering what all this will mean for Microsoft Project users in the future. So we signed up for
Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR) Data Item Description (DID)
EVM Reporting Changes – The IPMR DID Now in Effect The New Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR) Data Item Description (DID), number DI-MGMT-81861 went into effect on July 1st, 2012. Early drafts of this new DID have been circulating in the public arena for some time and have been generating some buzz in the earned value […]
DCMA Raising the Bar on Earned Value Surveillance
The DCMA is poised to reach further, faster and deeper into the defense contractor’s world with increased capacity and greater vigilance: you can run, but you cannot hide.
Distributed Teams: Making Them Work
ProjectsAtWork.com has recently released a new white paper about working in distributed teams. The focus is really on Agile teams, but many of the findings apply to all sorts of project teams where people are based in different locations.
Make Your PMO More Effective With Learning Transfer
Do you make a point of ensuring that everyone who goes on a training course transfers what they have learned to their work environment? It’s worth doing. A new study by ESI International shows that when training is transferred back onto the job, Project Management Offices (PMOs) are considered more effective by project teams and […]
The Barometer On Change: 5 Themes for Change
Moorhouse has recently released the results of their survey into what is driving change and how effective it is. The team surveyed around 200 UK Board members and those who report directly to the Board. As a group,
5 Reasons Why Change Initiatives Fail
At Ten Six Consulting we provide advice and health checks for companies embarking on change initiatives. We also help companies that are struggling with implementing new things. Change initiatives fail more often than business owners would like, but you can stop that from happening to you. Here are five reasons
The Top 10 Reasons Why Earned Value Fails
Earned Value (EV) is an incredibly powerful tool when used properly. Unfortunately, we see a lot of EV implementations that are less successful than they could be, and we are often called in to help companies get the best out of their EV systems.
Earned Value Management Crossword
If you want to test your Earned Value management knowledge and like crosswords, then check out Ten Six’s Earned Value Crossword.
Four Types Of Dependencies
Wouldn’t it be great if projects existed in isolation? Project managers would have full control over the project environment, users would never change their minds about requirements because of something they saw elsewhere, and you’d never be caught out by a shift in office politics. Unfortunately, that never happens. Projects are always dependent on something […]