"The mastery of risk is the foundation of modern life, from insurance to the stock market to engineering, science, and medicine. We cannot see the future, but by calculating probabilities, we can do the next best thing: make intelligent decisions--and take control of our lives--on the basis of scientific forecasts." Peter Bernstein, Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of … [Read more...] about What is the Role of Risk Analysis and Risk Management in the Modern Program Management Office (PMO)?
Best Practices
How Can We Influence the Project Environment to Positively Impact all the Projects Subject to that Environment?
In an earlier post to this PMO Blog ("What is the Impact of Project Environment on Project Lessons Learned and Knowledge Management" ), I talked about observations from my experiences working in a PMO setting about project lessons learned (observations which have been confirmed by others using systemic thinking principles). Project lessons learned can arise from two … [Read more...] about How Can We Influence the Project Environment to Positively Impact all the Projects Subject to that Environment?
How Do We Get Back to “Process” as the Basis for our Project Management Practices?
When I was about ten years old, growing up in Concord, North Carolina, there was an activity that I really enjoyed each week. It was watching the "Baseball Game of the Week." Now you have to understand that baseball on television then was very different from baseball on TV today. There was no WGN in Chicago to carry the Cubs games. There was no TBS in Atlanta to carry … [Read more...] about How Do We Get Back to “Process” as the Basis for our Project Management Practices?
Can You Hear Me Now? What are some Effective Communication Mechanisms Project Managers Can Employ with Teams and Stakeholders? Part II
In Part I of this post, we discussed two communication mechanisms--Situational and Empathic Communication--that project managers can use to ensure that stakeholders hear and understand key project issues. In my experiences working with many project managers in a PMO environment, Situational and Empathic Communication--along with Resonance and Metaphorical Communication, the … [Read more...] about Can You Hear Me Now? What are some Effective Communication Mechanisms Project Managers Can Employ with Teams and Stakeholders? Part II
Can You Hear Me Now? What are some Effective Communication Mechanisms Project Managers Can Employ with Teams and Stakeholders? Part I
If you have been following my project related posts on this Blog, you know that one of my themes has been effective communication with all project stakeholders. Of course, this means using different types of communication, with different types of stakeholders, in different types of situations. It has often been said that, if you want someone to talk with you in a … [Read more...] about Can You Hear Me Now? What are some Effective Communication Mechanisms Project Managers Can Employ with Teams and Stakeholders? Part I
