by PMO Advisory | Aug 3, 2016 | Management
Here are Seven Powerful Lessons You Can Learn When Your IT Project Fails: ‘Failure’ should teach you… 1 – To take responsibility. Don’t shift the blame to someone else if it’s “your bad”. 2 – To ask great questions. One Project Manager friend meditates on this...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 3, 2016 | Management
“As analyst firm Gartner points out, establishing this credibility can be a huge hurdle. According to Gartner’s research a staggering 68% of stakeholders perceive their PMOs to be bureaucratic and only 40% of projects meet their goals when it comes to schedule,...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 2, 2016 | Management
“Most workers today are getting support from their employer to grow their skill set, according to recent research from staffing firm Robert Half. A majority of CFOs interviewed (72 percent) said their company covers some or all of the cost for staff to obtain...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 2, 2016 | Management
Brian A. Weiss for Baseline writes: The ascendancy of project management as an organizational core competency is an important development for IT professionals planning their next career move. Project management is a profession that’s growing fast and offers...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 2, 2016 | Management, PMO, Uncategorized
“For the leader of a Project Management Office, much of the working day is taken up with operational issues and ensuring that projects, programs and portfolios are operating as they should. From time to time you’ll have to face difficult conversations to ensure...
by PMO Advisory | Feb 2, 2016 | Leadership, Management, Project Management
Project managers often confront difficult choices. For example, how often do you face the conundrum of “getting it done” versus “doing it right”, “doing the easy thing” versus “tackling the root cause”, “toss it over the fence” versus “thinking holistically”, or...