Soft Skills That Translate To Hard Dollars
Author: Heath Suddleson, PSP /DTM PID, President at The Project Leadership Academy Is there one single soft skill that is the most important? That question is like asking if there is one size Air Handling Unit, or one concrete design mix that is the best or most important. It all relates to specific situations and […]
The High of Having Impact
You know that feeling when you have made a difference in someone’s life? Do you know that high of having an impact through your service to others? I do and it’s absolutely amazing! Have you had that feeling when working with your team, your clients, or your business partners? If not, it might be that […]
The Evolution of Project Management Communication
Author: Dr. Bill Brantley, Project Manager, Scrum Master, Data Scientist, Trainer, and Human Resources Professional, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office It is well known that 90% of a project manager’s job is communication. That is because the project manager is the communication hub of the project (Mersino, 2007), sees the big picture, and communicates regularly with […]
The One Hour Manager
We think and talk about spring cleaning and new year’s resolutions, but what do we do later in the year to get ourselves reset and refocused on what matters? We all get so busy in the day to day of doing our jobs and sometimes that means we forget to do the things we know will […]
My Interview with APM: Thoughts on the State of the PMO
I did an interview for some friends with the Association for Project Management in the UK and I wanted to share this interview with you all! Here you go! Welcome to the Association for Project Management PMO SIG web interview. Today we have Laura Barnard, the CEO of PMO Strategies.
4 Questions to ask when starting a PMO
There are many questions you need to ask when you start a PMO. We immediately want to go to defining the services, building templates, taking on an army of PMs, and starting projects. Before we come in like gangbusters, take a few moments to ask some very fundamental questions that you may want to answer […]
Why do PMOs exist?
When I was a keynote speaker at a University of Maryland Project Management symposium, and spoke about my proven process for creating high-impact PMOs, I took a moment to get to know the audience at the beginning and asked them about what they believed the purpose was for the PMO.
Collaborative Communications
Authors: David B. Newman, PMP, SPHR and Lisa Hammer, PMP Leadership Techniques, LLC Everybody’s talking about it…the problem. We all know what the problem is and it seems ironic that the problem that everybody is talking about is communication! Ask anyone involved in the American workplace today and they will tell you that the problem is […]
Don’t boil the ocean (when creating a PMO)
While some people may not have heard the term “boil the ocean,” most have heard of the KISS principle, most notably coined by the U.S. Navy in 1960 as “keep it simple, stupid.” The idea was don’t over-complicate things unnecessarily. Keep your approach and your methods simple. Makes sense to me, I’m all about simple […]
Earned Value Management (EVM) is not enough
OK, I know this one is going to create a stir in the social atmosphere and that gives me a bit of a smirk on my face. Why? Because it’s time for project managers and PMO leaders to wake up and pay attention to what the business has to say.