This blog is in response to all those people who think that the PMBOK® Guide is a project management methodology. It isn’t! What it is a collection of good practices gathered over many years from a...
Are you wondering whether you should establish a PMO, what value it would bring and what exactly it would look like? Then this blog is for you as I try and convince you that PMO is definitely the way ...
This blog was inspired by the release of my first book, “The Practically Perfect Project Manager”. I thought I would take the time to summarise what drove me to write the book and the key messag...
So many projects are set up for failure right at the beginning. From that point on it’s a battle just to keep the project going. If the initial selection process had considered all the right factors...
This blog is a reminder for those who know already, an introduction for those who are not yet aware of tailoring, and general call to action for all project managers to consider ways to work smarter a...
This blog was inspired by meeting a project manager who was very excited to tell me that they had just be given the opportunity to manage a large complex project that was already well underway. I didn...
Should a project manager should have technical skills in the area of the project work? This is a question I am asked frequently. Should someone running an IT project come from an IT background? Shou...
I am constantly surprised by the large number of people acting as project managers who tell me that they have all the responsibility for the success of a project but little or no authority on the proj...
It’s hard enough making sure you know whether you are a project manager, project administrator, project coordinator, project facilitator, or project expeditor. But what exactly is the difference bet...
Nothing matters more in project management than having great people skills. This statement may come as a surprise to those of you working hard on your technical skills of time, cost, quality and risk ...
Meetings can be the biggest waste of time ever conceived. They can rob a project team of doing productive work, waste money and strip the team of morale. I’ve seen some exceptionally bad meetings ...
As projects managers we are supposed to be master of many things. We are supposed to be great with our technical skills when it comes to defining scope, estimating time and cost, and managing change. ...
When you are a project manager you have responsibility for the success of the project. Organisations depend on the success of projects to deliver their strategic goals and ensure their continue...
So you’ve been asked to provide an estimate for project cost or time. What do you do? You could simply think of a random number, multiply it by the number of freckles on the back of your hand, divid...
Does using all the right processes, tools and techniques guarantee project success? Does having all the right credentials and training mean you cannot fail? The short answer is no, it doesn’t. Man...