Webinar – Improving Project Performance Through Process Redesign. Join our free 60 minute webinar to learn how to use process design/redesign to ensure successful project outcomes. As a program or project manager you know that Productivity and Quality are main drivers for determining if you can successfully meet your schedule/budget and quality/system-performance objectives. Processes need […]
Governance Services for Your PMO
Providing PMO governance services. There are lots of ways to set up a Project Management Office to support your business objectives and to deliver what the organization needs in order to manage its portfolio effectively. A key function you can provide are PMO governance services. While not all PMOs will major on governance, it’s a […]
Managing Weather Stoppages in Schedules
Managing Weather Stoppages in Schedules “How do I account for weather stoppages in my project schedule?” This question comes up a lot. Particularly from folks who work in a business where weather conditions can reap havoc upon your beautifully crafted schedule. The answer to mitigating weather stoppages can be a choice among several approaches. Which […]
A Short Walk through the NAVFAC IPS Checklist
A look at the NAVFAC IPS checklist. Folks, whether they are seasoned veterans or new to scheduling, often find it helpful learning from all the different scheduling guidelines that are out there. This is because there’s a lot of sound scheduling principles and wisdom that are behind the guidelines. In light of this, here we […]
4 Ways Your PMO Can Build Capability
Your PMO capability needs to adapt to better meet the needs of the organization. One of the best ways to do that is through improving the capability of the staff so that they can respond more effectively. That goes for the project management community as a whole within your business. There are plenty of benefits […]
Identifying Quality Problem Causes
Are you experiencing the pains of customer complaints and returns? You may have a quality problem! We’ve previously identified quality as one of the main drivers for determining project performance where we examined common productivity problems and their causes. Here, we’ll take a look at some common quality problems and what causes them. Our definition […]
Improving Project Performance Through Process Redesign – Downloads
Thanks for attending our webinar Improving Project Performance Through Process Redesign. Below are the links to the webinar’s presentation slides and video. Improving Project Performance Through Process Redesign Presentation Slides Key Webinar Points The main points we hope you took away from the webinar are understanding the consequences organizations typically face by not paying enough attention […]
Are You Experiencing Schedule Delays? You May Have A Productivity Problem
Productivity can be one of the main drivers for determining project performance. Our definition of productivity is how fast we can complete the work on a project. You can imagine as productivity is impacted, the speed at which work is completed can be slowed causing schedule delays on even the best-planned projects. All process improvement […]
What Is Process Improvement?
Understand Process Improvement And Make Life Easier On Projects In a previous blog, Make Life Easier By Managing Both The Project And The Process, we discussed the benefits of managing both the project, and the processes within the project. This leads to less fire-fighting, better project performance and deeper relationships with teammates and customers. Here’s […]
The Crucial Governance Functions Your PMO Carries Out
Your Project Management Office has a crucial governance role to play in ensuring that projects complete on time and deliver what they say they will. In this article we’ll look at 6 of the top governance functions that your PMO might offer. Not all PMOs will offer all of these governance functions because it depends […]