Moving Lessons to Lesson’s Learned
December is usually a very busy month for wrapping up programs and projects. Many organizations like to close out projects at the end of their fiscal year in order to
Stop Reinventing the Wheel
As a leader in a large organization, how many times have you been frustrated that your development teams appear to be “reinventing the wheel” on development projects because they are
Tip of the Month – November 2010
Fall is an interesting time of year for most corporations. Why? Because just about every large corporation hosts its premier “goat rodeo” event known as the fall budget planning process.
Does your organization effectively leverage portfolio management?
The Fourth Edition of “A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge” (PMBOK) defines a portfolio as “a collection of projects or programs and other work that are grouped
Don’t Kick your Client / Business Partner When They Are Down
Many years ago, when I was a new First Line Manager, a client had a very nasty technical infrastructure problem that required a team of subject matter experts to resolve.
Leadership – Independently Verify Before Making a Public Announcement
There is an old saying, “when a ship misses the harbor, very seldom is it the harbor’s fault”. This couldn’t be more relevant with respect to making any major public
Monitoring and Controlling Process – Is Scope Control One of Your Allies?
Background Project Management Institute’s (PMI) A Guide to The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Third Addition describes the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group as those processes performed to observe
Executing Process – Deliverables, Deliverables, Deliverables!
Background Project Management Institute’s (PMI) A Guide to The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Third Addition describes the Executing Process Group as the group of processes that “integrates people
Planning Process – Do you use Project Management Plans?
Background Project Management Institute’s (PMI) A Guide to The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Third Addition describes the Planning Process Group as the group of processes that “defines and