Business cases are the most commonly used tool for project justification. They are also the least understood. In that project managers are often the ones expected to write a business case, understanding the mindset and approach underlying a successful business case is critical.
Organizational Best Practices: How Do You Measure Up?
What are the practices that have the greatest influence on organizational and project success? Insights from a major research effort.
Making Cents
When bad PMOs happen to good companies… Most PMOs don’t intend to be dysfunctional, and yet some without question manage to get there. The questions we have to ask are ‘why?’, and ‘what can we do differently?’
Politics & Portfolios
Portfolio management has emerged as the latest buzzword in the world of project management. While gut feel and political influence are favoured over formal analysis and strategic thinking, however, the benefits of portfolio management will not be realized.
Bad Business?
The business case is one of the most common tools used to justify project investments. So why do we get them so wrong? What are the cautions we need to look for in making sure our business cases are effective? A practical guide to the common pitfalls of business case development.
PMO: Seeing Double
What happens when an organization has more than one PMO? PMOs get established for many reasons — to support the organization as a whole, and to support getting things done. Initiative-based PMOs are very different creatures.