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 […]
PMO Trends to Watch in 2022
PMO Trends 2022 For many of us, 2021 was another odd kind of year. Many firms were forced to adjust to new ways of working and those have simply become the new normal. Like many businesses, we continued to adjust and adapt too. One thing has stayed the same though: the annual discussion on trending […]
5 Features That Make A Project Complex
Academics have pondered over the definition of project complexity for years but practitioners seem to instinctively know if a project is complex or not. Once you have been around project environments for some time, you get a gut feel for whether a project has a lot of moving parts – which is part of the […]
The Secret to Good Communication: A Single View of the Truth
Do You Have a A Single View of the Truth? How many times have project managers and stakeholders in your organization disagreed about something on a project? Perhaps a team member says the work is nearing completion but the project manager doesn’t have the same level of confidence. Perhaps a stakeholder remembers the discussion around […]
What to Look for in a Portfolio Manager
A Portfolio Manager is a senior role within the project, program and portfolio environment in your organization. Typically, this role is responsible for overseeing the governance and management of all the projects and programs within a portfolio. A large part of portfolio management is making sure that budgets and people are assigned to the projects […]
5 Public Speaking Tips for PMO Leaders
PMO Leaders – Public Speaking Tips PMO leaders spend a lot of time talking to the rest of the organization. They meet people at all levels and have to interact confidently with everyone from the C-suite executive team to project team members. Sometimes it’s facilitating large groups; sometimes it’s presenting to one person. But it’s […]
Next Steps for Your Virtual PMO
Take the Next Steps with Your Virtual PMO 2020 was the year that many PMOs got comfortable with virtual working. And all signs show that virtual work is here to stay: being able to run your PMO with a remote team is a skill we’re all going to have to get used to for the […]