Should Project Managers Also Be the Sponsors for Their Projects? By Kiron D. Bondale A number of articles have been written regarding the critical role of effective sponsorship to project success as well as...
How Do We Agree on “Finished” in Projects? – Project Management Life Cycle By James Clements When I worked as a Proposal Manager during my days in the defense industry, I remember when we’d...
Managing Projects Is Like Having a Baby By Kiron D. Bondale Many project managers have doubtless exclaimed “giving birth would be simpler than managing this project”! This may be truer than they ever imagined…...
Tips on Stakeholder Management By Gary Hamilton, Gareth Byatt, and Jeff Hodgkinson In many cases, managing stakeholder expectations while managing projects or programs within their constraints is as much an art as a science....
The Value of Stakeholder Management By Lynda Bourne One of the questions I’m regularly asked is to outline the business case for using stakeholder management in a business or project. This is a difficult...
What Is a Project Manager Already? By Glen D. Ford “We’re installing XYZ software and we need to hire a Project Manager. Go hire me one.” How many times have you been handed a...
Role Clarity – Project Manager Responsibilities By James Clements Poor role clarity is an issue many projects suffer and it directly affects the motivation and performance of project team members and particularly when it...
Project Management Is Also About Selling! By Kerry Wills People drawn to the Project Management profession are usually organized and drivers of work. What Project Managers should also realize is that there is a...
How to Organize a Project By Glen D. Ford As a project management consultant, every once in a while, I’m asked a question that is elegant in its simplicity. At least as a question....
An Introduction to PMI’s Project Management Life Cycle By Brian Egan – Global Knowledge The term “life cycle” implies two things: that a process is perpetual and that the sequence of events is obligatory...
