The Better Project Delivery Blog

In the event of a mid-flight emergency on a plane, oxygen masks drop out of compartments above the seats. This in itself would be terrifying. But, add to it the responsibility and stress of traveling ...

Stephen Curry is an American basketball player who plays point guard for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors. He is world-renowned for his skills, and in his first five years with the league, shattered nu...

Every industry has its own jargon, TLAs (three-letter acronyms), inside jokes (think TPS report), and cliches. The project management industry is no different. There are people who go through their en...

A woman in line at the drive-thru ordered her favorite morning coffee. She pulled up to the next window with money in hand and held it out the window to the cashier. “You don’t have to pay today,” sai...

Apollo 13 was the 1995 movie about America’s fifth crewed mission to the moon that launched in 1970. Two days in, an explosion on board the spacecraft deprived everyone of their much-needed oxygen sup...

What’s your problem? Every day is filled with so many obstacles, where do you even start to answer that question as a project manager?  There’s not enough time, resources, nor money to finish this pro...

It’s happened to all of us before. You get out of a chair the wrong way or pick up something heavy and POP! Your back goes out! You double over, putting your hand on the pressure point to find relief ...

As you settle into your seat on the flight, the voice of the pilot comes across the loudspeaker: “We’d like to welcome you onboard Flight 67 today,” he says. “We’ll be taking off in about 10 minutes. ...

A manager and employee were in the middle of their weekly one-on-one. When the manager gave some direction that seemed a bit unusual to the employee, she reasonably and honestly asked “why.” The manag...

Things grow. Babies learn to walk, plants grow flowers, puppies play fetch. Growth is everywhere and a natural part of life. That is, until we look inside our organizations. Do you find that your proj...

You’ve needed a Project Manager for your PMO team for nearly a year. Today you received great news. The organization has finally approved the request to bring a new PM on board! 

Do you: 

1. Add this...

Help! I need somebody. 

Help! Not just anybody. 

Help! You know I need someone. Ooh. 

Clearly, The Beatles were in a hot labor market when they wrote this song. It’s good to know that John, Paul, G...