An executive project sponsor's role is a difficult one to navigate and execute. There are many strings pulling you in different directions, especially at the higher levels of management – such as multiple priorities and initiatives that compete for limited organizational resources, capacity, funding, and focus. You...
When a project has failed to deliver on its promises, it’s important to look at the hard data behind the project and the people working on it if lessons are to be learned from the mistakes made and those mistakes are not repeated. All business analysts...
Quite often the terms project manager and product manager are mistakenly used interchangeably, despite carrying out different tasks and responsibilities. While both involve managing something, what they’re managing makes all the difference. Both roles can be found in a variety of industries and they are...
What’s possible for you, your organization and your people if you improve your project management and leadership skills? Which of the Top 9 Project Challenges do you Face? 1.Poor Communications 2.Disengaged Stakeholders 3.Establish the Goal of the Project 4.Scope Creep 5.Poor C-Suite Executive Sponsorship 6.Confliciting Priorities 7.Unrealistic Deadlines 8.Insufficent Resources 9.Inadequate Risk Management Today’s organizations face...
"Fast Projects is a must read for any project manager. An ideal guide on how to get projects done in the shortest possible time, it provides a clear insight into project planning, execution and assessment. If you want to build a record of success on...
I spent years trying to understand why senior executives seem to neither understand project management nor regard it as an important means of their business to implement their strategy. While conducting my research, I discovered that most CEOs view project management as a highly technical and...
Some people naturally possess project management skills. You know who you are. The innate ability to keep things in order and keep people on task is valuable in a team environment, and you can actually make a living out of it. To formally turn those...
In 1990, I worked for the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta as a sales equipment engineer. During this time, we were running a campaign known as “Magic Summer ’90.” Part of this campaign involved Coca-Cola cans that contained cash or prizes instead of soda. Of course,...
In February 2001, exactly 21 years ago, seventeen people met at The Lodge at Snowbird ski resort in the Wasatch mountains of Utah, to find an alternative to documentation-driven, heavyweight software development project management processes developed "The Agile Manifesto". Influential leaders and business media, such as Harvard...
While the art of project management has existed for a long time, the modern concept of project management did not exist until the early 20th century. Especially as we’ve moved into a largely digital area — where we’re constantly surrounded by new apps and tools — project management has...