by PMO Advisory | Nov 5, 2015 | Career Development
Project Management Institute (PMI) today announced that it is developing a foundational standard in business analysis. The new standard will provide a definitive body of knowledge for anyone performing business analysis on projects, programs and portfolios. “As the...
by PMO Advisory | Nov 5, 2015 | Career Development
There is no doubt that experience is important and generally far more important than certifications. After all, if one try hard enough, you can pass most certifications exams. But experience is based on the school of hard knocks. In my last job as the global director...
by PMO Advisory | Nov 3, 2015 | Career Development
Actually, there are EIGHT PMI certifications. The two that’s not mentioned in this article are Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP) and Project Business Analyst (PMI-PBA). PMI-PBA is arguably for a different career – business analyst. But my...
by PMO Advisory | Nov 3, 2015 | Strategic Business Execution
As some of you know, I am currently working on the core committee of PMI’s standard group to update the next edition of the Standard for Portfolio Management (4th Edition). I have a question for all executives. How should the Standard refer to strategy? It is...
by PMO Advisory | Nov 2, 2015 | Six Sigma
As our economy recovers, business started to shift its attention from sales and revenue goals toward their internal operations. There are a number of tools in this arena, such as project management and Lean Six Sigma. Take Lean Six Sigma, it can be a powerful...
by PMO Advisory | Oct 29, 2015 | Communication
This is simply a wonderful summary on communication. I highly recommend everyone reading the original lessons learned: http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/293253main_62682main_jerry_madden_forum7.pdf Te Wu’s comment on the below article by Jamie MacDonald: Jamie MacDonald...
by PMO Advisory | Oct 28, 2015 | Project Management
When choosing the optimal project management methodology, in addition to the three considers stated in the article (which are external environment, internal setup and ability to adapt), there are at least 3 more considerations: 1. Scope and requirement turbulence 2....
by PMO Advisory | Oct 27, 2015 | Project Management
Tina Sieber for MakeUseOf.com writes: Are you longing to make changes in your life? If you’re about to start a new endeavor, whether it’s related to self development, a class you want to take, or ahome improvement project, we have some exercises that could increase...
by PMO Advisory | Oct 22, 2015 | Project Management
This is a timely article. Developing the right PM hygiene and routines can be invaluable, and the author is absolutely correct that they cross the boundaries of any methodologies. After all, project management, whether agile or waterfall, is about achieving goals...
by PMO Advisory | Oct 21, 2015 | Career Development
Helen Sabell for Vault writes: Most companies will need to meet various business goals and objectives at any one time. The most common approach is to group related activities into distinct or related projects. It is crucial that these projects are planned and managed...
