Procurement Management – Don’t Forget Your Inter-Company Resources
Background The Project Management Institute’s (PMI) A Guide to The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Third Addition states Project Risk Management includes “the processes to purchase or acquire the
Integration Management – Don’t Let Your Plates Fall
Background The Project Management Institute’s (PMI) A Guide to The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Third Addition states Project Risk Management includes “the processes and activities needed to identify,
Human Resource Management – Do the Best Resources Want to Be on Your Team?
Challenge The Project Management Institute’s (PMI) A Guide to The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Third Addition describes the Human Resource (HR) Management includes “ the processes that organize
Are you Quoting your Estimates with the Right Amount of Uncertainty?
Challenge You have heard me reference the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) A Guide to The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Third Addition on previous blogs. This blog is no
Troubled Projects and Initiatives – They Don’t Have to Be That Way
Challenge Unfortunately, in almost every industry and in almost every type of organizational initiative, troubled projects exist. Why? Interestingly enough, with respect to technology related projects, (from my 30+ years
PMP Certification – Get it. Keep It.
Steven Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and co-founder of Franklin Covey, states one of the key habits is “Sharpening the Saw”. If you have not
Closing Process – Are you Providing Feedback to Your Team Members?
Background Project Management Institute’s (PMI) A Guide to The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Third Addition describes the Closing Process Group to include the processes “used to formally terminate
Confidential Information & Intellectual Property – Are You Handling it Correctly?
The Challenge A general frustration, of mine, is how poorly many individuals treat confidential information and Intellectual Property (IP). How many times do you see, within your own organization, or
Communications Management – Have the Straight Talk
Challenge The Project Management Institute’s (PMI) A Guide to The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Third Addition describes the Communications Management as “the Knowledge Area that employs the processes