Ultimately, after all is said and done, I believe that we all are searching for "happiness" in our lives. It's that combination of emotions, activities and long lasting collaborations which bring us satisfaction and enjoyment from living everyday. When my daughter was married six years ago, I gave a toast in which I addressed "happiness." I said that happiness really … [Read more...] about 3 Steps To Happiness For Project Managers
What is the Actual Cost to Your PMO for not Capturing and Sharing Project Lessons Learned?
This past week was the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastation of New Orleans. The commentary on "Meet the Press" stated that it was the largest "man-made" disaster in U.S. history; not the largest "natural disaster." Why? Because at some point in the past, a large (failed) project was undertaken to reinforce New Orleans' levee system. This project was supposed … [Read more...] about What is the Actual Cost to Your PMO for not Capturing and Sharing Project Lessons Learned?
Benchmarking to Improve the Performance of Your PMO
In recent blog posts, I have discussed how individual project and program managers can improve their capabilities and performance through some simple, yet very tangible and actionable, everyday tasks in the project process. I want to turn now to "benchmarking", an area which can be applied to improve performance on several "scales", whether it be overall performance of a … [Read more...] about Benchmarking to Improve the Performance of Your PMO
Five Tangible Things Aspiring Young Project Managers Can Do to Enhance Their Capabilities
I have noticed recently, in the Discussion sections of LinkedIn's Project Managers, PMO, and PMO Bloggers Groups, that aspiring young project managers have been requesting advice from more experienced project managers and PMO leaders as to what steps they can take to enhance their ability to move forward in the "project community" and to advance their project management … [Read more...] about Five Tangible Things Aspiring Young Project Managers Can Do to Enhance Their Capabilities
Change Creates Opportunity: Is Your PMO Ready?
I once worked with a college professor whose reference books on his desk had notations in the margins which consisted of columns of scribbled, handwritten dates such as "8/25/1982." When I questioned him about the notations, some of which consisted of five or six dates in a column in the margin, he said that many of the "topics" and "subjects" were really recurring themes in … [Read more...] about Change Creates Opportunity: Is Your PMO Ready?