Why is "Success" magazine so successful? Is it because the articles are so skillfully written that readers feel compelled to read the magazine cover to cover? Is it because the insights are so insightful that no reader can resist the articles? Is it because John C. Maxwell always seems to grace their pages with his deep insights into Leadership? No. It’s because everybody, … [Read more...] about Project Lessons Learned: Where In The World Has Mel Bost Been?
Best Practices
Is It Time for a PMO Renewal?
I have always thought that summer was a time for "renewal." After all, isn't that why there was no school in the summer, and why your parents sent you to those summer camp "enrichment" programs? It was so you could relax and enjoy some subjects and activities that you were not exposed to during the remainder of the year. And as you got older, perhaps you had a chance to … [Read more...] about Is It Time for a PMO Renewal?
CASE STUDY: Relationship-Driven Project Management Processes
Some project managers reading this blog are engaged in developing software, hardware, and systems applications for corporate or other uses by stakeholders who bank on their technical expertise to provide solutions for cost, scope, quality, and schedule issues. Other project managers are engaged in designing and building "brick and mortar" facilities. Still others create … [Read more...] about CASE STUDY: Relationship-Driven Project Management Processes
PMO Trends for 2011: Project Lessons Learned Will Add a New Dimension to Project Planning and Reporting
Those of you who have followed my PMO Blog for some time know that I am very interested in Project Lessons Learned and their impact on future project team behavior and success. Among the themes that I have developed are: 1. Why it is desirable to conduct Project Lessons Learned reviews at specific intervals in the project such as Phase Gates rather than waiting until … [Read more...] about PMO Trends for 2011: Project Lessons Learned Will Add a New Dimension to Project Planning and Reporting
The Ins and Outs of Project Lessons Learned as a Best Practice for Your PMO
Project managers who fully experience the project process learn and acquire truth, knowledge, decision-making skills, and good judgment. There are three primary methods by which project managers may learn these lessons: First, "reflecting" is the preferred method because it results in the highest value to the project manager. "Reflection" means focusing attention on or … [Read more...] about The Ins and Outs of Project Lessons Learned as a Best Practice for Your PMO
