In offices all around the country, Friday afternoons are timesheet time. Everyone from the technical team to the project managers has a little grumble about the administrative overhead of filling in a timesheet.
5 Tips to Improving EPM and EVM Training
Enterprise Project Management (EPM) and Earned Value Management (EVM) are sometimes consigned to the trash can of “good in theory, shame it didn’t work here.” After the hard work of implementation, lack of
Projects Must Deliver Value
At Ten Six, we are seeing a distinct shift in the way people perceive project management. No longer is project management just about getting things done on time, on scope and on budget. Stakeholders are looking to project teams to really deliver business value.
Project Management Tool Selection – Part II
In Part I of Project Management Tool Selection, I discussed the importance of getting the right requirements when selecting an enterprise project management tool. With so many enterprise implementations costing more than originally forecast and taking significantly longer to implement than planned, it makes sense to ensure that you’re selecting the right tool for your […]
Measurement Of Performance – Common Pitfalls To Avoid
Many companies attempt to implement measurement of performance processes, find they have problems with the information they collect. There are many reasons for this but all of them have the same
Project Management Tool Selection – Part I
Project management tool selection – How do you select the right enterprise project management or earned value management tool if your knowledge of the market is limited and you have little prior experience to call on? Selecting the most appropriate tool is one of the most critical elements for improving your enterprise project management capabilities. […]
Measuring the Benefits of Project Management
How do you measure the benefits of your project management system? There’s a paradox when trying to measure the success of an enterprise project management implementation. How can an organization measure any improvement when there was little or nothing being measured before? This problem is compounded by the fact that many organizations want to rush […]
Why Role Based Training Works
Why Role Based Training Works Many enterprise tool vendors offer training in their products that are a generic “one size fits all” tool-focused approach. By focusing only on tool training, this approach often ignores what it takes to make an implementation successful. While this can help some team members at the individual level, more often […]