Proposal Writing Process Responding to a Request for Proposal can be a time-consuming challenge for organizations. If you don’t have template paragraphs to drop into a response, it can take a lot of effort to source the right information. And what proposal truly warrants a templated response? You are more likely to win the bid […]
Artificial Intelligence and Project Management
Artificial Intelligence and Project Management If you follow project management trends, you’ll be aware of the impact that artificial intelligence (AI) is having on project management software. Have you seen any impacts yet to the work you do? Don’t worry if you haven’t yet. Leadership teams are on the look out for smart ways to […]
Creating Incentives for Project Results
How to Create Incentives for Project Results A useful step in any project for project managers is to create incentives, disincentives, or both to assist contractors and all those involves in meeting project goalsA useful step in any project for project managers is to create incentives, disincentives, or both to assist contractors and all those […]
PMO Conference 2022
This year’s PMO Conference 2022 will be held at the Etc. venue Houndsditch, North London June 9, 2022. Before the PMO Conference 2022, PMO Project Learn will be held on June 8. Project Learn is a training day where classroom training and workshops will be provided by PMO experts and trainers, whereas the PMO conference […]
3 Ways to Build Credibility With Clients
Build Credibility With Clients It’s often said that you’re only as good as your last project. When you’re in the project business, that means making sure you’re creating credibility as an organization that serves clients and gets projects delivered on time and to budget. Credibility is a blend of two things: competence and confidence. You […]
How to Develop a Dispute Resolution Plan
Develop a Dispute Resolution Plan As expected with any project, disputes can arise at any stage unexpectedly. In order to be prepared for these conflicts and disputes, it’s common practice to develop a dispute resolution plan. A good approach is to develop one primary dispute resolution plan, which accounts for multiple different plans and strategies […]
6 Skills for Navigating Complexity
Skills for Navigating Complexity In Projects Every year we reflect on the state of project management and every year we come to the same conclusion: things are getting more complex. Projects have more moving parts, a wider group of stakeholders, and they operate within an ever-increasing complex ecosystem of local and world events. Forget VUCA, […]
5 Steps for Prioritizing Projects in the Portfolio
Prioritizing Projects in the Portfolio A lot of project management guidance is aimed as if people only manage one project, but we know from the many clients we work with that you are all keeping several initiatives going at once. Whether that’s large-scale implementations for clients across the breadth of your business or juggling smaller […]
What is the Difference Between a Scheduler and a Planner?
Do You know the Difference Between a Scheduler and a Planner? If you’ve worked on projects for a while, you might have heard stakeholders use ‘plan’ and ‘schedule’ as interchangeable terms that mean ‘what we are doing and when we are doing it’. However, in terms of the job, the role of a scheduler and […]
How to Get Investment for Your PMO
Need Investment for Your PMO? It’s not always easy to get management buy-in for a PMO set up. PMOs are often used in large organizations as a way of instituting best practice, project processes and improving quality. But they take time and effort to set up so managers often need convincing before committing to PMO […]