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Sustainability in project management it is not about how to manage projects, but how to be. This has been and always will be our message. We never wanted to see a separate PMBOK&r...
Posted in: People, Planet, Profits & Projects
When my efforts to employ Personal Kanban reached a point where I felt I had gone as far as I could on my own, I decided it would be a good idea to find a coach who could hopefully help me see thin...
Posted in: The Reluctant Agilist
Since we started asserting that there is a vital, fundamental intersection between project management and sustaianability (since about 2009), we have seen three basic responses, which we summa...
Posted in: People, Planet, Profits & Projects
Personal Kanban Weeks 13-16:
Zen and the Art of Personal Kanban Maintenance
Phaedrus had Quality
I have Value
The more I examine my approach to getting work done, the...
Posted in: The Reluctant Agilist
We need to redefine the concept of project management and embrace the future of work. It’s a future that is more social, personalized and empowering for workers at every level. This future will also require new solutions for promoting teamwork, encouraging participation, connecting remote teams and easing the burden on project managers.
You've probably heard about “paralysis by analysis” but relying on gut instinct to solve problems and make decisions also lead projects astray. Understanding the psychology of decision biases can help us become better decision-makers and project leaders. Ultimately, we must incorporate a balanced approach that uses both intuition and analysis.
Federal agencies are turning to Agile methods to lower costs, increase efficiencies and improve IT success rates, but entrenched cultural and operational realities are holding back meaningful change. Here’s a critical analysis of why Agile is stalling in the federal sector and what needs to be done to jump-start it.
We all know the benefits of positive thinking, but seeing the glass half-full does not make it full. The fact is, many failed projects overdose on optimism first. So whether it's called cynicism, skepticism or negativity, questioning rose-colored project assumptions and expectations is a healthy habit for all team members.
By embracing fast and frequent project failure rates, organizations can become more efficient more quickly, according to a new report from research analyst Gartner. At the same time, portfolio managers should institute 'stop-loss' criteria to determine when to accept failure and bring a project to an end.
A new benchmark study on project portfolio management identifies best practices, future trends and areas of improvement, while establishing a link between PPM capability and return on investment.
Today’s “do more with less” mandate makes the ability to optimize finite project resources more critical than ever. A recent benchmark study provides a blueprint for improving your organization’s resource management and capacity planning, starting with visibility.
A new study of successful project management offices details how Dell Services, IBM and others manage projects for maximum value, identifying 14 best practices including significant investments in PM training and an intergrated approach to resource forecasting and loading.
Government organizations are risking $148 million for every $1 billion spent on programs due to ineffective program management, according to a Project Management Institute study presented to the Government Efficiency Caucus this month.
New global survey from PMI finds organizations risk $135 million for every billion spent on projects due to deficient project and program management practices, including lack of formal training, standardization and strategic alignment.
A new global benchmarking study on the state of resource management and capacity planning describes pain points and identifies best practices for organizations to stop wasting resources on the wrong opportunities, and to mitigate lost revenue and costs due to missed market windows.
When it comes to requirements, reinventing the wheel is costly, time-consuming and often unnecessary. The latest evolution of Jama’s collaborative requirements management platform introduces an intelligent, enterprise-wide system to reuse the requirements and other product details that are the same across multiple products.
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Dave PriorAgile Consultant, BigVisible Solutions
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Vincent McGevnaPrincipal, Vincent McGevna Consulting
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Wayne GrantScrum Master
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Will KellyFreelance Technology Writer, Will Kelly Writes
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Janis RizzutoContributing Editor, ProjectsAtWork
Janis has been writing for ProjectsAtWork for more than a decade, starti…
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Aaron SmithEditorial Director, ProjectsAtWork.com
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Sustainability in project management it is not about how to manage projects, but how to be. This has been and always will be our message. We never wanted to see a separate PMBOK&r...
Posted in: People, Planet, Profits & Projects
When my efforts to employ Personal Kanban reached a point where I felt I had gone as far as I could on my own, I decided it would be a good idea to find a coach who could hopefully help me see thin...
Posted in: The Reluctant Agilist
Since we started asserting that there is a vital, fundamental intersection between project management and sustaianability (since about 2009), we have seen three basic responses, which we summa...
Posted in: People, Planet, Profits & Projects
Personal Kanban Weeks 13-16:
Zen and the Art of Personal Kanban Maintenance
Phaedrus had Quality
I have Value
The more I examine my approach to getting work done, the...
Posted in: The Reluctant Agilist
Changepoint helps businesses gain competitive advantage and increase profitability through complete portfolio visibility, planning insight, process automation, and improved resource utilization throughout a customer’s lifecycle.
Project Insight, project and portfolio management software, is powerful for project managers, and easy for team members to learn and adopt.
AtTask: the only project and portfolio management software that meets the business intelligence needs of executives, the planning needs of managers, and the collaboration needs of project teams, helping organizations get jobs done on time, on budget.
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