Did You Know That Project Management Can Change the World?
Business leaders: Have you ever wondered the real value of the Project Management profession? Project managers: Are you a project manager who knows darn well your value and wishes others would see just how valuable you are? Are you sick of having your entire career called the accidental profession? Everyone: Do you wish there was a more meaningful way […]
Quick Tip: Stop Calling Yourself a Project Manager
For too long now, we’ve been calling ourselves project managers, prescribing to the belief system that our project success is defined by how well we manage the triple constraint. We and the success of our projects are often determined by measuring whether we meet the scope, within the prescribed budget, and on time. Well guess […]
Top 10 Mistakes PMO Leaders Are Making and How to Fix Them
Is your PMO falling short of your (or your sponsor’s) expectations? Join us for this free WEBINAR on November 28th at 5pm EST, November 29th at 5pm EST, or November 30th at 12 noon. Are you doing everything you can to ensure your PMO is effective and sustainable? The latest data still says that PMOs (and […]
Hot Topic: PMO Startup
PMOs continue to be a highly sought after topic for team IMPACT. In the last Hot Topic, we covered what organizations want to know about PMOs, how to make them worth their time investment, and how PMOs can help achieve business outcomes. This week we are covering important aspects of PMO startup, including how to […]
Does a PMO need a charter? Probably not.
Uh, wait, what?? Of course, it needs a charter, right? Well, maybe not. If you are setting up a PMO that is meant to be a temporary endeavor with a start, finish, and a unique product, service, deliverable, or outcome created (sound familiar?), then yes, it might need a charter. But you know what it […]
Even Planners Need to do Planning
As project management types, many of us are so busy helping others with their planning and project activities that we forget to take time to do our own planning. I liken us to the plumber with the leaky faucet. Whether it’s planning the next step in your career or planning the next quarter, we need […]
Hot Topic: PMO
There continues to be a lot of buzz around PMOs. Organizations want to know, do they work? are they worth the time investment? And perhaps most importantly, will they truly help achieve the business outcomes we are looking for?
From Project Manager to IMPACT Driver: Accelerating Your Project Management Career
Are you ready to stop “surviving” and start thriving in your organization? It’s time to transform our project management mindset and shift our focus to an IMPACT-driven culture. In this inspiring and insightful presentation, you will learn Laura’s proven system for transforming your career from Project Manager to IMPACT Driver.
5 Steps to Avoid Rescuing Project Team Members
Last week in Part 1 of our discussion on what happens when you rescue your project team members, we discussed a few of the problems that come with being the hero and doing the work for others. This week, in Part 2, discover how we avoid finding ourselves in the position of not delegating and […]
What happens when you rescue your project team members?
We’ve all been there. The work is piling up. The deadlines are hovering over our heads and our project is behind schedule. It’s so tempting to just jump in and start rescuing the project to make sure that the ultimate outcomes are achieved. We want to be the hero and we know we are ultimately […]