Why ITIL Can Be Dangerous to Business Relationship Management Health By Vaughan Merlyn First, let me be clear—establishing robust Service Management discipline is essential ‘table stakes’ for an IT organization with low supply maturity...
How Resource Requests Made Me a Thankful PMO Manager By Kristyn Medeiros Thanksgiving time always gives me the chance to take a step back and look at all the things that I am grateful...
The Importance of Trust in Business By Timothy Prosser Trust is essential to getting anything done. How it is expressed makes a huge difference in how things go, however, and it’s one of those...
Four Steps for Passing the PMP Exam By Dan Stober, PMP, Global Knowledge If you have been a professional project manager for a number of years, then it is highly likely that you have...
4 Essential Elements to Building Trust Within Your Team By Richard Lepsinger Trust is the essential ingredient that binds every successful team together. Building trust takes time, especially within virtual teams where face-to-face interactions...
Why Do Projects Fail Miserably By Patricia Goh Project management tools are great for the use of one single project. But with multiple projects in hand? That requires more than brains and skills to...
Know Your Enemies, No. 1: The Human Resources Department By IT Shambles There are a few people in your life that you’re always pleased to see. A couple of mates who invariably lift the...
Project Sustainability Predators at Work By Gratien Gasaba Have you ever watched a movie concerning bush meat hunting as performed by the wild big cats such as lions and leopards? Have you noticed that these...
7 Lead-Off Mistakes to Avoid as a First Time Manager By Art Petty Establishing yourself as a credible and positive leader is important and challenging. Here are some all-too-common missteps of first-time (and even...
Start Every Project with a Detailed Description of the Project By Richard Morreale Too many times I have seen Projects go bad because there wasn’t a common understanding at the beginning of what the...