by PMO Advisory | Apr 13, 2018 | Communication, Project Management
Project managers often have a touchy relationship with bad news – both as a recipient and as a disseminator of bad news. On the one hand, project managers inherently know that it is better to receive bad news early and hopefully, there’s time to think through and...
by PMO Advisory | Mar 28, 2018 | Project Management, Uncategorized
David Baker in his recent article, “Defining roles and responsibilities in project management”, said, “Project management requires a structure and framework, but it also requires flexibility in order to adapt to any given environment and the unique challenges they...
by PMO Advisory | Mar 26, 2018 | Management, Project Management
In her article, ‘Adapt or Die’: latest challenge for project managers, Marilyn de Villiers writes on how the traditional role of the project manager was disappearing in many organizations and that “The key thing now is to have a bigger toolbox”. While...
by PMO Advisory | Mar 16, 2018 | Project Management, Training
I came across a recent article titled, “Five Lessons on Project Management for the Finance Industry” by Andreas Tremel and it was advised to “Think Like a Project Manager”. The article said, “A financial manager is often an expert in his...
by PMO Advisory | Feb 27, 2018 | Leadership, Project Management
David Davis for ATD wrote a piece called “Let me let you in on a secret to sustaining learning!”. Where he compared and contrasted approaches to organizational learning programs and explained why one was effective. He said, “The secret to the success of the first...
by PMO Advisory | Feb 17, 2018 | Leadership, Project Management
I came across an article from TechRepublic titled 5 Project Management Trends to Watch in 2018, and at No. 5 was “Recruiting for emotional intelligence”. Perhaps, but EI (emotional intelligence) has always been a core component of the effective Project Manager. For...