by PMO Advisory | Nov 2, 2015 | Six Sigma
As our economy recovers, business started to shift its attention from sales and revenue goals toward their internal operations. There are a number of tools in this arena, such as project management and Lean Six Sigma. Take Lean Six Sigma, it can be a powerful...
by PMO Advisory | Oct 29, 2015 | Communication
This is simply a wonderful summary on communication. I highly recommend everyone reading the original lessons learned: http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/293253main_62682main_jerry_madden_forum7.pdf Te Wu’s comment on the below article by Jamie MacDonald: Jamie MacDonald...
by PMO Advisory | Oct 28, 2015 | Project Management
When choosing the optimal project management methodology, in addition to the three considers stated in the article (which are external environment, internal setup and ability to adapt), there are at least 3 more considerations: 1. Scope and requirement turbulence 2....
by PMO Advisory | Oct 27, 2015 | Project Management
Tina Sieber for MakeUseOf.com writes: Are you longing to make changes in your life? If you’re about to start a new endeavor, whether it’s related to self development, a class you want to take, or ahome improvement project, we have some exercises that could increase...
by PMO Advisory | Oct 22, 2015 | Project Management
This is a timely article. Developing the right PM hygiene and routines can be invaluable, and the author is absolutely correct that they cross the boundaries of any methodologies. After all, project management, whether agile or waterfall, is about achieving goals...
by PMO Advisory | Oct 21, 2015 | Career Development
Helen Sabell for Vault writes: Most companies will need to meet various business goals and objectives at any one time. The most common approach is to group related activities into distinct or related projects. It is crucial that these projects are planned and managed...
by PMO Advisory | Oct 21, 2015 | Technology
The world of IT clearly has its challenges, but generally speaking, process is not one of them. This is especially true when the topic is enterprise IT in most established companies. All the “ilities” such as maintainability, upgradability, scalability,...
by PMO Advisory | Oct 20, 2015 | Technology
The updated GridSM report for project management, published today by business softwarereview site G2 Crowd, ranks 25 products to help purchasers with their software selections. JIRA and Wrike were named Leaders in the report, receiving strong customer satisfaction...
by PMO Advisory | Oct 20, 2015 | Talent Management
The tendency to train in a mechanistic way is high. There are 3 basic reasons, even though most knows it does not work as well as say customized courses. 1) Custom training is more expensive, even though I feel the upfront cost is more than offset by the value of...
by PMO Advisory | Oct 14, 2015 | Project Management
A newly launched site, ProjectJournal.co.uk, is a site dedicated to project management professionals. Designed to help in all aspects of a project from portfolio management to commercial development and operations to finance, Project Journal fills a void in the...