7 Questions on Organizational Strategy for Project Managers
What is the relationship between project management and strategy? Projects need to be aligned in some way with organizational strategy . The challenge for project managers is being on top of what...
View ArticleOver Delivering Without Gold Plating
Basic project management teaches us that quality is defined by meeting requirements, but not exceeding them. If we deliver more than what the customer asked for, it is considered to be gold plating – a...
View ArticleTurbulent Times And Redefining Yourself: Are You In Whitewater Or On An Ocean...
I recently listened to a Wharton podcast where a unique perspective on these turbulent times was cited. The book, entitled "Your Job Survival Guide: A Manual For Thriving In Change" by Dr. Gregory Shea...
View ArticleLoyalty: Where “The Rubber Meets the Road”?
Loyalty has always been a big topic in organizations of all types. Back in the middle ages, kings spoke of their loyal subjects and gave severe penalties to those who were not loyal. For many years, in...
View ArticleThree Ways To Invent The Future
As a program or project manager, one must keep an eye on both the near term and long term. Today, under tough economic conditions, we typically turn to more near-term thinking because the focus needs...
View ArticleLearning project portfolio management from a 14 year old
Our lives are riddled with a large portfolio of of projects. We can take a lesson from a 14 year old on how she manages her project portfolio! In the USA Today article “Forgetting our frugal roots“, 14...
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