The Better Project Delivery Blog
The consultant stood at the whiteboard, explaining their process to a potential client. “We’ll do this, then that, then something auto-magically happens over here, and this final thing… oh, don’t worr...
Jim’s status on his instant messaging app was “Reporting for Duty, Sir -Sisyphus”. Not knowing who Sisyphus was, let alone what this message meant, Jim’s manager asked him about the cryptic message.Â
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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 ...
It’s incredible to think that The PMO Squad will celebrate its tenth anniversary in March! It seems like yesterday when we opened our doors in Atlanta and served our first customers, Genuine Parts Com...
Sometimes, PMOs and salespeople have a love-hate relationship within organizations. We’re stereotyping here, but generally, PMOs will accuse salespeople of overpromising what can be delivered on a pro...
The PMO Squad is quickly coming up to its 10th anniversary in March 2023. It only took 10 years to become an “overnight success” and we’d like to thank all of you who have been part of our journey! Yo...
Think back to your local pizzeria as a kid. Maybe the whole family climbed into the station wagon, where of course you were stuck on “the hump” between your siblings in the backseat. On arrival, neon ...
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...
Steve had a problem with alcohol. What made the problem worse was that everyone but Steve could see how it was affecting his health, work, family, and relationships. His friends and family realized it...
