New methodologies are constantly being introduced into the business world: some are buzzwords or quickly fading "silver bullets," while some truly change the way we work. It can be hard to gauge the potential value,... Read More »

Posted on Mar 27, 2018 by Deborah Bigelow Crawford

Posted on Mar 27, 2018 by Deborah Bigelow Crawford

One of the most frequent questions we get these days, since the release of PMI’s PMBOK® Guide, Sixth Edition, concerns the perplexity a lot of practitioners are experiencing around what the changes... Read More »

Posted on Feb 12, 2018 by Ruth Elswick

Posted on Feb 12, 2018 by Ruth Elswick

One of the most interesting findings, as I mentioned in my last blog, of PM Solutions' newest research, The Strategy Execution Process Benchmark, is that, overall, most employees are little engaged or motivated by strategy... Read More »

Posted on Jan 22, 2018 by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Posted on Jan 22, 2018 by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

When I first entered the project management world, lo these many eons ago, there was a saying that “people do projects.” Project managers needed to remind themselves of this since, at the time,... Read More »

Posted on Dec 22, 2017 by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Posted on Dec 22, 2017 by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Last week's PMO Symposium was a whirlwind of information and contacts, but there was one thing that I continued pondering over the weekend that I'd like to share with our PM College blog... Read More »

Posted on Nov 14, 2017 by Johanna Mickel

Posted on Nov 14, 2017 by Johanna Mickel

We all learn differently.  I’m beginning to feel my age because I am definitely a person who needs paper and pen.  I need interaction and application opportunities.  However, my children,... Read More »

Posted on Oct 30, 2017 by Deborah Bigelow Crawford

Posted on Oct 30, 2017 by Deborah Bigelow Crawford

Project management has been around for decades, and so have studies on its effectiveness. The pattern in research over my years in the discipline clearly demonstrates that project success rates are improving.  Despite the... Read More »

Posted on Sep 29, 2017 by Deborah Bigelow Crawford in Business Case for Training, Leadership, Performance Measurement, Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Research, Project Management Training, Strategy Execution

Posted on Sep 29, 2017 by Deborah Bigelow Crawford in Business Case for Training, Leadership, Performance Measurement, Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Research, Project Management Training, Strategy Execution

Our newest research study, the Strategy Execution Process Benchmark, has not been formally released yet, but in comparing some of the data it contains about training and development to PM College's 2015 Project Manager Skills... Read More »

Posted on Sep 6, 2017 by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Posted on Sep 6, 2017 by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin