My Favorite Reference about Project Management
Get this book for people on your team who run projects or are on project teams. It deserves a place on your reference shelf for the times when someone asks you for guidance.
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Projects Displace Operations
Use this article when you want to talk with your fellow leaders about why it’s important to invest in project management.
Nine PMO Success Tips from Senior Leaders
Successful project management offices (PMOs) are too rare. Here are nine tips from senior managers who have built a flourishing PMO that delivers real value.
A New Way to Run Projects
Hybrid project management is a new way to manage projects. It is a mashup of predictive and adaptive approaches.
Pint-size Portfolio Management
This simple dashboard for a small portfolio it is a great way to communicate, monitor status, and encourage good discussions about what projects can or should be undertaken.
Tailoring management approach to project characteristics
One size does not fit all Not in clothing (I am tall so I feel this first hand), nor in managing projects. Tailoring is required, whether for a high level […]
Poor project portfolio management (PPM) criteria
Sorry for being silent this fall. I’ve been teaching my class in OHSU’s MBA in Healthcare Management program, and it took just about every minute I could find. During the […]
Persistence by CEO required
These real stories illustrate how a CEO successfully builds a project-based organization. The first story is about persistence. Executive Shuffle Projects at a high tech manufacturing company were missing schedules, […]
Engage leaders in projects: the CEO’s role
My previous post described the first two aspects of a CEO’s role in a project based organization. The remaining aspects are to engage leaders at the right points in […]
Project culture: the CEO’s role
“What is the CEO’s role in a project-based organization?” Recently a group of CEO’s who run SMB businesses (from $5M to $400M USD in annual revenues) asked me to address […]