As a leader in a large organization, how many times have you been frustrated that your development teams appear to be "reinventing the wheel" on development projects because they are not aware that another internal project team created a similar…
As a leader in a large organization, how many times have you been frustrated that your development teams appear to be "reinventing the wheel" on development projects because they are not aware that another internal project team created a similar…
Fall is an interesting time of year for most corporations. Why? Because just about every large corporation hosts its premier "goat rodeo" event known as the fall budget planning process. One of the key challenges corporations have is determining year-to-year…
The Fourth Edition of "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK) defines a portfolio as "a collection of projects or programs and other work that are grouped together to meet strategic business objectives. The project or programs…
Many years ago, when I was a new First Line Manager, a client had a very nasty technical infrastructure problem that required a team of subject matter experts to resolve. During that same time, our company was going through the…
There is an old saying, “when a ship misses the harbor, very seldom is it the harbor’s fault”. This couldn’t be more relevant with respect to making any major public announcement. A retraction of a previously made public announcement (“missing…
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…
