One of the greatest challenges for most Project Management Offices today is being able to actually demonstrate their value and relevance to the organizations they support. One of the big challenges is how to measure success. This article offers a framework for effectively measuring PMOs.
Aligning Strategic Plans & The Execution Of Work: Projects Are Strategy
In the world of organizations, all work can be divided into two categories: you are either running the business or you are changing the business. If you are changing the business, you are managing projects. This article explains why.
Critical Distinctions
While there are two types of success on any project – the success of the project, and the success of the investment — for many, there is a resistance to separating the ideas. Merging them, however, creates confusion rather than clarity.
New Year, New Beginnings, Old Challenges
Organizations are facing new and different challenges as they establish their PMOs. What are the coming issues and key areas of focus that will need to be addressed in the coming year and beyond?
So What’s The Benefit? Rethinking Project Success
Thinking about how we define project management is an important consideration. Equally so is how we evaluate project management success. There are a number of perspectives to consider, some valuable and some dangerous.
Got Hierarchy?
My suggested redefinition of what it means to be a project manager has generated its fair share of praise, as well as criticism. Where there are faults, much lies with the idea that a project manager should have a level of authority, and that this undermines the idea of a team as a collective entity.