by PMO Advisory | Aug 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Rich Maltzman for ProjectsatWork writes [excerpted]…” Here’s a basic project management truism: Risks = Threats + Opportunities That is, a project’s risks are made up of uncertain events, which, if they were to occur, have anegative OR positive effect on...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Krysta Dodd for HSToday.com writes: Federal IT Professionals Feel Unprepared For Future Information Management Demands [excerpted]….” Projects related to data privacy, records/information management and data analytics are perceived to be in the greatest...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Here are a few tips for your Risk and Issues management: 1. Create a culture where bringing forward a Risk is being rewarded 2. Educate your team on articulating Risks in a way that is actionable 3. Identify the “So What” – what will the Risk...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
“The problems with not having a formal project management method start when the real problems start, and we all know that projects always have problems. This is not a reflection on the people doing the work it is merely an inherent part of what projects are....
by PMO Advisory | Aug 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
The highly regarded Project Management Institute (PMI) is perhaps best known for its Project Management Professional (PMP) credential but PMI also offers the PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) for governance, risk and compliance professionals. This...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
(excerpted) “Risk management does not have to be complicated. Really. Allow me to share seven simple ways to manage enterprise, portfolio, program, and project risks. Define your goals. Put your goals in writing. Determine what may help or hinder your...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
These seven tasks should help leaders more easily adapt to like bimodal IT and shake off the stereotype of being inflexible and bureaucratic. 1 Acquire the right people, knowledge, skills and collaborative behaviours This is the cornerstone of a highly effective PMO,...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Good Project Managers: Communicate just enough information the right way. Rather than over- or under-sharing about their lives, they share the appropriate information at the right time in the right way. They pay attention to what type of communications work best for...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
“A colleague of mine is known for her strong approach to delivery and successful projects. I called her and we had tea recently. She took me through the things that make her teams successful: Active executive sponsorship and a clear business case A kick off...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
“There’s a lot of companies that just want to jump on the Agile bandwagon and many times it’s a superficial kind of thing. It might be just a brute-force approach to get it done because they see it as a way of getting products to market quicker and they wind up...
