by PMO Advisory | Dec 14, 2015 | Agile
Paul Krill for Infoworld writes: Agile has not only caught fire among software development teams, but is seeing its principles and practices being applied to other parts of the business. Fueling this adoption of agile in software development and beyond is a rich...
by PMO Advisory | Dec 9, 2015 | Project Management
This is a nice article. Even though I agree that PM is a fairly stable profession, I franklydisagree with most of the predictions. Specifically: 1. I don’t think CPO is coming. PMIhas been talking about CPO easily for 20 years, and I do not know any. I knowpeople who...
by PMO Advisory | Dec 7, 2015 | Startups / Small Businesses
This article provides some great tips for small businesses and start-ups. Here are three more to consider: (1.) Keep automation lite, until you have a need to scale. (2.) Empower your staff. Focus on results and not necessarily on the means. (3.) Cross train...
by PMO Advisory | Dec 4, 2015 | Project Management
Recently, there has been an explosion of discussion on agile versus waterfall methodologies. Others enter the discussion such as lean or even DSDM (dynamic system development methodology). To me, all these methods have merits and can be ideal in the right...
by PMO Advisory | Dec 2, 2015 | Talent Management
We often hear “people are our greatest assets”. Yet, when belt tightening occurs, training is one of the first “luxuries” on the chopping block. Training is often one of the last to recover even when things are going right for the organization....