Collaborative relationships are now widely accepted as an incredibly effective way of working with others. This is when two or more people (or organisations) join forces; coming together to work […]
I read an interesting blog posted today on the Association of Project Management site, entitled “Cycle of success” by Andrew Hubbard. Andrew starts his post with one of my favourite Winston Churchill quotes […]
What kind of impression are you really making at your meetings? Yesterday, I had a business meeting at the Institute of Directors (IOD) office in Pall Mall, London. I have […]
Yesterday, I had an interesting conversation with Ron Rosenhead (@ronrosenhead). Although much of this conversation was spent discussing project management “war stories” the conversation was initiated with a recent dialogue between Ron […]
“The proof is in the pudding”, was my customers endorsement of my decision to proceed with a proof of concept (POC). As discussed in my previous article “Proof is in the […]
“The proof is in the pudding”, I had half expected my customer to recite these words to me in response to the discussion I had just had with the project […]
I came across an interesting problem today. One of my project managers was endeavouring to unearth background information on a previously delivered project (I know lessons learned may have been a […]
Project management has been around for decades. Although there have been advancements in methods, processes and tools, but project still go wrong. They go wrong for the same reasons all […]
Do Projects Really Need Executive Sponsor Support? The simple answer is yes. But it is more than a name in the frame, what is needed is visible and active support. […]
In an earlier blog post, I discussed the lessons learned of certain key challenges, encountered during projects and programs. Specifically getting senior management to focus on the “project endeavour” throughout […]
