Blog

Discover how clear goals combined with a clear view of projects gives your PMO the ability to act decisively. Project Portfolio Management’s (PPM) high-level promise is providing a clear line of sight from the C-suite all the way to the project execution level, hopefully ensuring that a company’s strategy is being supported by choosing the […]

Discover how better decision-making, stakeholder vale, and repeatable success contribute to the successful adoption of PPM. In this post, we explore the five major benefits of adopting an effective PPPM/PMO strategy. These include: Now let’s explore each of these benefits in greater detail. #1 Better Decision Making Our first bucket of PMO benefits concerns its […]

Discover the PPM best practices that have long been benefitting PMO leaders and ways to build on those best practices for further growth and advancement. Every business is different and every PMO is unique. There is not recipe for what size or level a PMO should be at based on the size of the organization […]

Anyone involved in project management has likely heard the term “Agile.” It encompasses various project management approaches, frameworks, systems, and values. We’ve compiled this Agile methodology glossary to explain some important terms. Quick Review: What is the Agile Methodology? Agile processes refer to a project management style originally aimed at streamlining software development projects. The […]

Gallup recently reported that engaged employees – those who feel involved in and enthusiastic about their work – are at a record high. That’s good news, right? Well, not really. You see, that record high is just 23%. Less than one in four employees feel engaged at work. If that’s your organization, your leaders should […]

When I say ‘it’s a plan, it’s supposed to be wrong’, what do I actually mean? And beyond that, what makes a good project plan? When I first started managing projects, I noticed that some of my colleagues believed the goal was to start and finish every task on time while using only the estimated […]

In the last blog entry, we explored success metrics and discussed how to measure them effectively. This time we want to drill down a little deeper into one specific category of metrics. We will investigate sustainability and the impact that sustainability has on customer and employee satisfaction. So, are your success criteria sustainable? The Changing […]

We’re back with industry expert Andy Jordan, continuing our multimedia journey into achieving strategic alignment. In this mini-episode we are taking a look at the question – how does sustainability drive performance? This is part of our new series on measuring the metrics you might not always focus on. We’ve got some articles you should […]

My mentors taught me that success meant delivering my initiative on time, on scope, and on budget when I first started managing projects.  But that wasn’t true, and it still isn’t.  There isn’t an executive anywhere who approves a project with those goals in mind.  Decision-makers approve and fund projects to deliver benefit to the […]

We’re back with another episode and joined again by industry expert, Andy Jordan. This time around we’re asking answering the question – how can you tie sustainability into everything? This is part of our new series on achieving strategic aligment. We’ve got some articles you should be reading as well, linked below! Article 1 – […]

Organizations are incredibly complex, especially larger ones. These organizations inevitably make generalizations to try and simplify things. And sometimes those generalizations can be confusing, even misleading. Take budgeting, for example. Enterprises frequently talk in terms of operational budgets and discretionary budgets. Operational handles all the day-to-day running of the business, while discretionary is for all […]

Effective project management processes can make or break any organization. When projects get selected in line with a business’s goals, they add considerable value and lead to a culture of continual growth. By understanding these essential PMO operations, you can help your team reap the rewards of optimized processes and strategic support. Let’s take a […]