The emphasis is often on project managers to foster strong working relationships with sponsors, but the truth is that sponsors could stand to improve the way they interact with project teams too. There has often been a notion that executives are not active enough participants in projects, and although this perception is beginning to fade, [...]
This article from Insurance Networking is strangely appropriate for CIOs trying to consider how to enable their teams and the IT department as a whole. The article focuses on a meeting between the author (Pat Speer) and Tsukasa Makino, deputy general manager of the Corporate Planning Department and IT Planning Department at Tokio Marine& Nichido [...]
If you buy a new king-size bed and try to put the headboard from your old full-size bed onto it, you are going to have a bad time. No matter how well that headboard fits the motif that you or your spouse picked out, it is just not the right fit for the new bed. [...]
Creative thinking has not been limited to the artists, designers, and writers within a business for quite some time now. Today, creativity is an absolutely necessary part of life for many departments within many corporations. Currently, with the booming increase in popularity for applications and games, creatively-minded individuals are in even greater demand. This is [...]
Although the Titanic has become the quintessential example of disaster in our culture, Greg Sanker notes that the protocols in place on the Titanic to avert disasters were actually pretty sound. Lookouts positioned up in the crow’s nest would scan the open seas with their naked eye for dangers, and Edward Smith was apparently an [...]
IT Professionals deal with less than favorable odds when it comes to the requirements of IT portfolio management. There are the priorities of customers which can clash with the priorities of your business. There are the requirements changes, economic environment, and plain old change of course to content with on a day-to-day basis. Add all of [...]
It is a minor miracle when the scope of a project goes unchanged from conception to completion, but corporate America is not a place known for its miracles. Instead, it is up to us to see to it that scope creep does not seep into our projects, damaging the foundation and leaving us adrift. But [...]
Not all business leaders are created equal. While some leaders are able to carry their organization through troubles and challenges onto great success, other leaders do almost nothing and are leaders in name only. Kevin Kruse, contributor for Forbes, a truly authentic leader is hard to find. Kruse remembers a time when a CEO told [...]
“You should fail more often” is not usually a phrase you hear in business. However, when it comes to IT projects, Toby Wolpe of TechRepublic suggests that failed projects can teach us invaluable lessons. Wolpe suggest that companies that have experienced more than their share of project failures are more likely to be willing to [...]
Being a project team member can be tricky, and trying to manage a project based on set rules can be even more challenging. The truth is, as one project differs from the next, the standards for completing the project differ as well. However, no matter how different your projects may be from each other, there [...]
In your mind, your project status report is a super computer filled to the brim with the brilliant assortment of data you have collected. Everything you need is always immediately within reach, and occasionally, you laugh maniacally just because such an incredible status report deserves a triumphant cackle now and then. But in reality, the [...]
Get work done right or on time. It should not be the case that you have to choose one or the other, but sometimes extenuating circumstances get in the way. Maybe your boss is an ogre, or maybe someone accidentally blew the budget by deciding to hire Frankie Valli to host the office Christmas party. [...]
Yes, even the leaders in your organization get fed up with work sometimes. Keeping your leaders motivated is essential: if they lose motivation the team under them surely will as well. This article by Ron Edmondson discusses 7 ways to motivate your leaders and give them the vim and vigor needed to keep your organization [...]
I’m not so much interested in the return ON my money as I am in the return OF my money. -Will Rogers
Down the stairs, around the landing, down more stairs, and then into the Styrofoam cup…yeah, no problem boss. Editor’s Note: apparently this video was taken down (in fact, the whole channel was by Youtube). You’ll just have to trust me that it was impressive. We apologize for the disappointment.
Risk can be a touchy subject to bring up to project stakeholders. Some individuals would rather not talk about risk at all than deal with the backlash that could result from being the bearer of bad news. This approach may not get you yelled at, but it will make the risk you were going to [...]
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