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Benefits of an “Agile” Mindset
Projects are a social endeavor. Traditional project management approaches have shied away from the social advantages a more agile project environment brings. By nature, we are storytelling, pattern...
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Prepping for the PMP Exam? It’s Just Another Project
Are you a busy project or program manager who wants to obtain the Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute but you’re worried about passing the exam or...
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3 Project Manager Skills to Improve Project Team Success
The question of how a project manager (PM) working in a functional or matrix organizational structure gets team members to perform is asked in almost every project management class I have taught. Most...
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Why Now Is the Right Time to Combine ITIL and Project Management
Nobody wants to get old, fat and out of touch. But over time, for most of us, it just seems to happen. Companies can be a lot like people. They too can make excuses for not doing the hard work to...
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How Well Are You Using Your Project Managers and Business Analysts?
The Trifecta: BA + PM + IT = WIN! How well does your organization leverage institutional business analysis (BA) and project management (PM) experience within IT projects? From an enterprise...
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How to Survive the Island of Misfit Toys at Work
One of my all-time favorite scenes of all the special TV shows that air this time of year is when Rudolph enters the Island of Misfit Toys. I’ve always been drawn to misfits, and that has carried over...
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Thoughts about Delegation and Meetings
I was delivering an Effective Time Management class to a financial institution in North Carolina earlier this year. As we moved through the class material, we started talking about two of the most...
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Let’s Get Started
I’m excited about joining the Global Knowledge blogging team. Being surrounded by thoughtful professionals who share insights in their areas of expertise is inspiring. As I click around the various...
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Are Boot Camps Necessary?
In my introduction blog, “Let’s Get Started,” I said I was going to write about a variety of issues. It’s never been difficult for me to have an opinion — just ask my friends. The challenge is which...
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Thoughts about Motivation
I delivered a Project Management, Communications and Leadership class at our NYC training center earlier this month. We discussed motivation and how project management was being influenced by Frederick...
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