The Better Project Delivery Blog

Kool and the Gang figured it out years ago when they sang, “Celebrate good times, come on! Let’s celebrate!” But, it’s easy to lose sight of the importance of celebrating project success. Deadlines, m...

Someone was overheard saying she was just one lottery winner away from being the next VP. What did she mean? Her career growth plan was based on her boss winning the lottery so she could take his plac...

The camera zooms in on the MLB Manager, who paces back and forth in the dugout. He had put in the work to train them, now the team needs to step up the game to pull ahead. He looks at the lineup. The ...

It’s the bottom of the ninth, two outs and the game is tied. The crowd is on their feet, screaming wildly! The winner will be determined by one person… the next player at bat. The batter steps up to t...

Baseball gets it. 

Baseball holds the unenviable reputation of slow game play, and, let’s face it, being a bit boring at times. How have fans reacted to this reality in recent years? By voting with t...

Kim Essendrup is the CEO and co-founder of RAIDLOG.com, founder of The Kolme Group, and co-host of the Project Management Happy Hour podcast. Kim also has the distinguished honor of being a two-time g...

Any town, anywhere, is sure to have at least one street lined on both sides with fast food places such as Starbucks, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, Burger King, Dunkin’, and Chick-fil-A. Heck, KFC and Pizza Hut ...

As the end of the year approaches, you can feel the excitement right around the corner. This is the time when many people make New Year’s resolutions, usually centered around health. Optimism abounds ...

Do you assume all projects in your organization are being managed by project managers? Do you think you even know all the projects that are going on in your organization? If you answered “YES” to eith...

Another great skill of department project leaders (the position formerly known as “accidental” project manager) is to be outcome focused. What this means is that a project is not done for the sake of ...

Now that we’ve removed “accidental project manager” from our vocabulary (see 5 Steps to Stop Accidental Project Management), let’s start getting deliberate about how our departmental project leaders g...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was established in 1983 and has been honoring the best-of-the-best musicians for decades with membership into its prestigious club. What does it take to be in...