Project Management and Leadership Competencies: A Snapshot
By Dr. Willis H. Thomas, PMP, CPT
The Project Management Institute (PMI)® Talent Triangle® has addressed the need for project leadership competencies.
July 26, 2018
Cracking Social Media for Professionals
By Yelena Ganshof
Let’s face it: in today’s highly competitive business world, it has become extremely difficult to stand out and get your message across to key decision makers.
July 26, 2018
Can IBM’s Watson Improve Your Organization’s Lessons Learned Process?
By J. LeRoy Ward
In the practice of project management, we are encouraged to collect, store, reference, and add to “Lessons Learned” to avoid the mistakes (as well as benefit by the best practices) employed by others in our organization in their work on projects.
July 24, 2018
Can the Words “Innovation” and “Project Management” Be Used In The Same Sentence?
By Harold Kerzner, Ph.D.
According to management guru Peter Drucker, there are only two sources for growth: marketing and innovation [Drucker, 2008]. Innovation is often viewed as the Holy Grail of business and the primary driver for growth. Innovation forces companies to adapt to an ever-changing environment and to be able to take advantage of opportunities as they arise.
June 28, 2018
A Balanced View of the Competing Demands through the Lens of Evaluation
By Dr. Willis H. Thomas, PMP, CPT
In project management, keeping a balanced view of the competing demands (cost, time, scope, quality, risk and resources), requires evaluation to be at the center of the model. Evaluation involves a determination of merit (quality), worth (value) and significance (importance).
June 26, 2018
Project Managers Need to Focus on the User Experience – Their Own!
By J. LeRoy Ward
Odd title, I know. What does it really mean? Let me phrase it as a question: What’s it like to work with, or for, you? In other words, what’s the “experience” you provide to “users” when they engage with you?
June 26, 2018
We Asked People Why They Earned the PMP® Credential
By J. LeRoy Ward
Why do people earn the PMP Certification? PMI reports in its 10th Annual Salary Survey, that PMPs earn 23% more.
June 26, 2018
What is Project Management?
By J. LeRoy Ward
Projects have been around for thousands of years. Ever see a picture of the Pyramids of Giza? That’s a project. How about the Great Wall of China? Yup, another project. What about the International Space Station? You guessed it…another project.
May 22, 2018
The Nuts and Bolts of Agile and Scrum
By J. LeRoy Ward
You may be scratching your head wondering first, what is Agile and Scrum? And, second, what’s the difference between the two?
May 9, 2018