by PMO Advisory | Aug 24, 2015 | Scrum
Scrum is wonderful as agility in the right context is wonderful. But to suggest that Scrum’s success rate is 39 percent versus 11 percent for waterfall is misleading. From a best practices perspective, Scrum projects should have these attributes: 1) can be...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 22, 2015 | Management
This is an excellent example of an “agile” project management in which the bind that connects all people is the common goal – clearing the street. In Agile Project Management, everyone is united by a common understanding and agreement of the...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 21, 2015 | Project Management
While not exhaustive, the author highlighted some of the most project management problems. But the solutions, while sensible, does not provide any real problems. Each prescription is likely only suitable for one problem, and the article ends with the same big problem...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 20, 2015 | Project Management
The move toward greater constraints started a decade ago in the legal profession. As clients want more and shifting away from the traditional “time and material” model of paying for legal services, law firms are seeking better ways to manage cost. Many...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 18, 2015 | Project Management
This is a beautiful article. I wholeheartedly agree with these ten items. It’s a must read for all professionals, especially the change champions who are set to change the world, one step at a time. Te Wu’s Comments on the article by Bas de Baat for...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 17, 2015 | Project Management
This is an excellent article on how star business performers do things. But I cannot help but comment that it’s often the “entire package” of attributes that makes Steve Jobs or Bill Gates the stars that they are. It’s not just...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 13, 2015 | Management
IMHO, the difference between a product and project manager comes down to two simple criteria – P/L and lifecycle. Product manager has (or ought to have) profit / loss responsibilities and managing the product over the natural lifecycle. This requiring defining...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 12, 2015 | Project Management
Estimating costs and benefits of large scale projects is notoriously difficult due to many issues that are mentioned in this article. The suggested solutions are also sound. But there is one major way in which project owners can use to evaluate the vendors –...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 11, 2015 | Career Development
According to this article, India currently has less than 9% of the ideal number of project managers as the economy grows until 2020. This is not surprising as an economy emerges from years of slower momentum now moving into higher gears. The case is similar in other...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 5, 2015 | PMO
PMOs are highly flexible structures with potentially a broad range of responsibilities. Our firm establish 25 key processes or capabilities, but there can be more. These capabilities are organized as essential, advanced, and strategic. Essential capabilities are...
