Project Management Skills: Making Change Stick By Michelle LaBrosse, PMP, Founder, Cheetah Learning Are you tired of hearing people say the only constant is change? I think we all need to keep saying it...
Systems Thinking in Project Management By Michael D. Taylor Most project managers tend to think only conventionally when managing projects. This means that they begin from a given project goal, plan the project to...
Scope Management Does Not Mean Scope Stoppage By Vicki Wrona, PMP – Global Knowledge Instructor I would like to address what seems to be a common misunderstanding regarding the term “scope creep.” I read...
Attitude vs Aptitude in Project Teams By Kerry Wills I have been on several projects now where there are project resources who are very talented in their particular field but who have a pessimistic...
Ingredients For an Effective Project Proposal By Nigel Brooks The contents of an effective project proposal that gets results include: Understanding of the problem Situation – this is the “status” What complicates the situation...
How to Handle Project Budget Cuts By Michael Stanleigh Dear Project Coach: My project sponsor just cut 30% of the funds and I am really confused and short of ideas at the moment. What...
Project Portfolio Management – Projects Must Position the Firm For Future Success By Jessie L. Warner In this article, I want to talk about how projects should contribute to the firm’s health and help...
The Essence of Driving – A Crash Course in Project Management By Ivo Manolov About a year ago, I got feedback from my team that I needed to clarify what I meant by “drive...
Why Do Most Projects Fail To Set Guiding Principles? By Hans Danielsson During my career I have been part of a large number of projects, from small simple ones to large $100M+ complex projects...
Project Management and the Alien Encounter By Peter Taylor I suspect that you will all know this story: Six blind men were asked to determine what an elephant looked like by feeling different parts...
