I will contend that many programs and projects struggle because program and/or project teams do not have a clear picture of the intended program outcome and their role in delivering the desired outcome. This is especially true with IT projects…
There is an old saying, "If you take care of the molehills, the mountains will take care of themselves." Many program and project leaders go into crisis management mode unnecessarily. The reason? Frequently the leadership team, program, or project manager…
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…
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 concerned with conducting risk management planning, identification, analysis, responses, and monitoring and control on a…
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