If you guessed Resource Management is the number one overall challenge, you’d be right!  The remaining challenges, based on PM College 2015 Project Manager Sills Benchmark report are: unrealistic deadlines; dealing with scope... Read More »

Posted on Aug 22, 2016 by Deborah Bigelow Crawford

Posted on Aug 22, 2016 by Deborah Bigelow Crawford

Good morning! Recently, PM College Practice Director Paul Ritchie was interviewed by the Central Connecticut State University blogger for CCSU's Expert Interview series. He made some great points about the importance of project manager... Read More »

Posted on Aug 8, 2016 by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Posted on Aug 8, 2016 by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Do you know who leads a Scout troop? If you answered the Scoutmaster, then you are not alone. Most parents and kids think that when they first join, and sometimes for a while afterwards. However,... Read More »

Posted on Jul 27, 2016 by

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If you were ever asked “What defines a successful project?” what would your answer be?  Would it be “being on time”? “within budget”?  In the past, a... Read More »

Posted on Jul 15, 2016 by Deborah Bigelow Crawford

Posted on Jul 15, 2016 by Deborah Bigelow Crawford

Everyone hates silos. The PMBOK® Guide positions the functional organization as the lowest form of organization. We have study after article after post demonstrating that silo-driven dysfunction underpins many of our organizational ills. The ... Read More »

Posted on Jul 8, 2016 by in Business Case for Training, Business Skills for PMs, Culture & Change Management, Governance, Leadership, Portfolio Management, Project & Program Management, Project Management Research, Strategy Execution

Posted on Jul 8, 2016 by in Business Case for Training, Business Skills for PMs, Culture & Change Management, Governance, Leadership, Portfolio Management, Project & Program Management, Project Management Research, Strategy Execution

The case for agile too often becomes an efficiency game: how many more features can we get out of the same resources in shorter cycles? That’s fine as far as it goes: who... Read More »

Posted on Jun 27, 2016 by in Business Case for Training, Business Skills for PMs, Leadership, Strategy Execution, Training

Posted on Jun 27, 2016 by in Business Case for Training, Business Skills for PMs, Leadership, Strategy Execution, Training

This is a topic of perennial interest for us; Debbie Crawford has written articles about it; so have I … and in 2003 we published an entire book on the subject. Last year, we engaged over 300... Read More »

Posted on Jun 16, 2016 by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin in Business Case for Training, Business Skills for PMs, Human Capital, Leadership, Project Management Training

Posted on Jun 16, 2016 by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin in Business Case for Training, Business Skills for PMs, Human Capital, Leadership, Project Management Training

I had a client who obsessed on one approach to agile: “We’ll push everyone in our organization through the [fill in the blank] certification program.” This push would happen regardless of... Read More »

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