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 products, services, or results needed from outside the project team…
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, define, combine, unify, and coordinate the various processes and project…
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 and manage the project team” (p.199). Every Program and Project…
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 different. I would like to make sure for all future…
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 of experience and observations) technology is rarely the root cause.…
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 read Steven Covey’s book, I highly recommend his book. I…
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 all activities of a project or project phase, hand off…
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 at your client’s organization, papers, CD’s, thumb drives, etc. setting…
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 required to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, distribution, storage,…
Today’s Challenge Over the past 30 plus years, I have talked to numerous managers, senior managers, and executives in Fortune 500, Mid-Range, and Small Businesses and intentionally Not for Profit organizations. (Unfortunately some organizations are non-profit unintentionally). A common frustration…
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