Is Your Program Board a Help or a Hindrance? By Peter Osborne Best practice in program management states that ‘Successful delivery needs an engaged senior management team as part of the Program Board’. But...
Building a PMO: Four Key Considerations By Kristyn Medeiros Whether your PMO is brand new or has been around for years, the vision is one of the key components. Without it, each person is...
The Project Charter: A Concise Definition By Jeremy Siegel, Northwest University The project charter is constantly the subject of misinterpretation by many in the PM realm. Below is an accurate, concise, and clear definition...
The Product Roadmap is Not the Project Portfolio By Johanna Rothman I keep seeing talks and arguments about how the portfolio team should manage the epics for a program. That conflates the issue of...
User Stories and Use Cases Go Hand-in-Hand By Ben Snyder, CEO of Systemation Whether it’s a software project or a marketing project, all projects have something to deliver. And all projects have users—people who...
Project Managers: Are You Looking for a Red Herring? By Ammar W. Mango Here is a picture to help you find it. For those not familiar with the term, a red herring does not...
IT Managers Need To Understand Just Exactly What Critical Thinking Is By Jim Anderson As an IT manager, you’d really like use your IT manager skills to have the best possible team working for...
Increase Work Productivity by Going on Holiday By Patricia Goh It is of underrated importance for workplace employees to take time off from work and break out of their 9 – 5 routine for...
Project Sponsors: How Good Are You at Briefing Your Project Managers? By Ron Rosenhead “This is a long; much longer than a briefing note I would normally get from my manager or sponsor.” These...
Selecting a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Solution: Three Key Criteria By Tushar Patel Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software will bring several benefits to any organization, regardless of size, industry sector, or maturity. PPM software...
