Insights: Project Management
How Do Successful PMOs Handle Project Scope Creep Head On?
August 25, 2025 Expanding the scope of a project is not a bad thing when properly managed. in fact, changing requirements, constraints, needs, context, or priorities in a project is more norm than rarity.
How To Use Personality Types to Accomplish Big Goals on Teams
June 9, 2025 We have found that every team is made up of two broad types of people– the Idea Makers and the Doers. If you’ve ever taken a Myers Briggs test, you might know these two groups as Judgers (J) and Perceivers (P).
How to Use WOOP to Accomplish Your Big Goals
June 2, 2025 There has been a lot of buzz recently about WOOP. No, not the sound you make when you’re really excited about something. We’re talking about W.O.O.P., a productivity solution developed by Dr. Gabriele Oettingen that provides a framework for accomplishing big goals one step at a time. W.O.O.P. stands for “Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan,” and it outlines the four steps that make it most easy for you to actually accomplish your goals.
5 Steps to Save a Failing Project through Accountability
March 3, 2025 As the manager of a project or of a special company initiative, have you ever been in the position of realizing that nobody is taking the program seriously?
5 Proven Project Management and PMO Strategies
February 10, 2025 Workflows, Gantt charts, budgets, quality testing, production deadlines, deliverables, risk management — the list goes on. It’s no surprise that project management (PM) is one of the most lucrative professions out there; but with high reward also comes high risk.
The PMI’s 8th Global Project Management Survey found that “For every $1 billion invested in the United States, $122 million was wasted due to lacking project performance.” Another study by The Standish Group, found that “Fewer than a third of all projects were completed on time and on budget over the past year.”
Still Missing Project Deadlines? Here’s the Fix.
January 27, 2025 You’ve done it all. You’ve optimized your workflow with Gantt charts. Your team is trained and geared up for Agile development.
Tasks are assigned, you’ve run the numbers, and you’ve projected an ROI that has the board eager to sign off.
What a PMO Needs to Know About Agile Development
January 13, 2025 What started as a management solution for complex software projects has rapidly grown across industries for companies both big and small.
The agile development process has taken CIO’s, CTO’s and Project Managers to new levels of productivity by embracing a culture of continuous change.
Program Management Offices (PMOs) have had to learn to evolve from a regular hierarchical reporting approach to the continuous change model that business demands today.
How to Set up a PMO That Rocks
December 8, 2024 Setting up a project management office is one the most effective things you can do to manage multiple projects around your organization. But it could become a big waste of time and resources if not configured properly.
5 of the Best Project Management Tools
April 22, 2024 Many clients have recently asked us for our top recommendations for project management software and tools. Our experience with these tools is mostly derived from helping our clients incorporate them into their processes while we add the accountability layer that is often missing in these tools to make sure things get done.
5 Steps to Rescue a Key Project That Nobody Takes Seriously
January 8, 2024 As the manager of a project or of a special company initiative, have you ever been in the position of realizing that nobody is taking the project seriously?