Predictions for Project Management
By Dr. Harold Kerzner
Every year, there are changes that take place in project management. The predictions for 2017 relate to all levels of management in a firm.
January 4, 2017
“…There’s No Success Like Failure, and…Failure’s No Success At All.”
By J. LeRoy Ward
No matter how many times I read this line, or hear it sung by Bob Dylan in his song “Love Minus Zero/No Limit,” I think of projects that have, by any standard measure of project management, been massive failures, and yet over the years have turned out to be raging successes.
November 10, 2016
IIL Spotlight: Melina Africa
Here, we introduce Melina Africa, Client Services Manager at IIL’s Global Distribution Center in Monett, Missouri. This month’s IIL Spotlight was written by Melina’s husband, Colby.
November 10, 2016
Pilots Need Flight Planning, Scrum Teams Need Sprint Planning
By Tom Friend
Just as flight planning ensures the success of a military mission, Sprint Planning ensures that a Scrum Team will start a sprint off on the path to success.
October 24, 2016
3 Charts to Avoid: Help Your Audience, Don’t Confuse Them
By Harry Rever
Pie charts are the enemy. Actually, any chart which has the potential to add confusion or misinterpretation is the enemy but pie charts are right at the top of the list. Why, you ask?
October 21, 2016
How Project Management Can Survive in an Agile World
By Lisa Hodges
Any discussion of project management demands the question: “How well are we doing?”
September 22, 2016
Developing Project Leadership Skills One Boat at a Time
By J. LeRoy Ward
The Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory selects 36 participants a year to work in teams to build wooden boats, to learn critical project leadership skills to guide them through life.
September 9, 2016
The Benefits of Becoming a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
By Harry Rever
Is becoming a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt something you should consider?
August 25, 2016
IIL Spotlight: Craig Kilford
Here, we introduce Craig Kilford, partner of IIL, IPM Day 2013 speaker and CEO of Course Conductor.com – a new customer review website positively disrupting the project management training industry.
August 25, 2016
