As a PMO professional, or leader of a team of PMO professionals, what should you be considering for development opportunities this year? And what PMO skills should you be looking for when you are hiring new team members? We work extensively with PMOs at all levels and we’ve seen a shift in the kinds of […]
How to Estimate Costs in 8 Steps
Estimate Costs in 8 Steps We’re always interested in the latest thinking and guidance when it comes to project management, and our eyes lit up when we saw the UK Government’s Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) had released new guidance on cost estimating for infrastructure projects and programs. We couldn’t wait to dig in and […]
The 7 Skills All Schedulers Need
Are you looking to hire schedulers for your organization, or to boost your internal team’s skills with some top-class scheduling skills? One option is to hire in expert schedulers on a contract basis so they can manage your timeframes, leaving you free to engage with the client. Another option is to hire someone who ticks […]
Key Terms for Resource Management
The resource management role is very important on projects using earned value management because understanding work effort is crucial to estimating and collecting accurate performance data. Large projects may have a dedicated individual responsible for scheduling and allocating work to people. It’s a big job, because the availability of resources can change at short notice. […]
The Changing Role of Change Management
Change management is the art and science of getting people to adopt new ways of working. Effective organizational change management (OCM) helps overcome employee resistance and effectively manages the people side of change. In practice, it looks like a mix of processes, tools and techniques to ensure that shifting to new ways of working – […]
How to Do Project Reviews
Project reviews and lessons learned exercises are crucial parts of making sure your team is constantly improving and developing internal practices. These used to be held at the end of a project, but now it’s common to hold recurring reviews throughout the project lifecycle so that lessons can be understood and acted on while the […]
Are You Managing Implicit Risk Effectively?
Your projects have risk management plans and you may even be running simulations on particular risks identified by the project team. But do project managers in the organization routinely include implicit risk in their plans? Explicit risks are the obvious ones: the risk events that might happen and have the potential to cause problems for […]
What’s Your Technology Quotient?
Today, we’re looking at Technology Quotient (TQ) in project management. No, that’s not a typo. It’s not IQ or EQ. TQ stands for Technology Quotient. It relates to how capable a person is at adapting, managing and integrating technology based on the project’s or business’ needs. As a term, it’s been around a while, but […]
Everyone’s Talking About Hybrid Project Management
It seems like everyone’s talking about hybrid project management at the moment. With the new version of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, affectionately known as PMBOK 7, due out in August this year, there is more focus than ever before on the wide range of approaches that help deliver project work. […]
The PMI PDU’s Explained – All You Need To Know
All You Need To Know About The PMI PDUs The Project Management Institute (PMI) is one of the largest professional bodies in project management with over 650,000 members in 213 countries, offering members access to a global community network. There are over 303 Chapters spread across the globe, offering members localized meetings. The PMI offers […]