The Better Project Delivery Blog
The phrase “set it and forget it” is great for a lot of things, for example, alarm clocks, investment contributions, and home thermostats. It simply means you think about what you want one time, set i...
Congratulations! You’ve been promoted from project manager to PMO Leader. With this promotion comes an entirely different way of looking at how you work and will succeed in your new management positio...
The heat is on! July 2023 officially became the hottest month of the year since records have been kept, and some scientists say it was likely the hottest in 120,000 years! And, our backyard here in Ph...
The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth. Very sobering words, but for those who have been project managers for some time, there’s truth to that statement. Everything is new and exci...
In economics, Opportunity Cost is the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen. For example, if you have $1,000 to invest in the stock market or purchase a new s...
We are in the early months of hurricane season. A storm can start brewing off the west coast of Africa, and in a matter of weeks, turn into a killer hurricane that’s wreaking havoc somewhere in the Un...
“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry” is the famous line from the poem, “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns. The most carefully made plans can be disrupted or fail due to unforeseen circumstanc...
We recently wrote about how an executive establishes a vision for their PMO in 5 Steps to Establish Your PMO’s Vision. As a refresher, a vision for your PMO is a clear and inspiring statement of long-...
Motivating people with the carrot-and-stick approach is to offer employees something positive (the carrot) if they do what you want, OR, to inflict negative consequences (the stick) if they don’t do w...
The game of checkers has been around for a very long time. There’s evidence that it originated over 5,000 years ago in the ancient city of Ur in Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq. Besides being a great w...
May 9, 2023 was the first-ever celebration of International PMO Day. Across the globe, companies and business leaders took time to appreciate, acknowledge, celebrate, and elevate PMOs. Founded by Laur...
Many families are in the middle of graduation season. Children are graduating college, high school, middle school, or, it’s even now a thing for kids to graduate kindergarten. Graduations are often ac...
