The Better Project Delivery Blog
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Some may also call it lazy, but whatever you call it, it is a tremendous waste of time. Here’s how it works. At your...
There’s a saying in sports that goes, “We didn’t lose the game, we just ran out of time.” Is that how this year is looking for you? The year began with plenty of time on the clock, but now that the la...
An adage in construction says to measure twice, cut once. It means that taking the extra time up front to make sure your measurements are accurate saves time and reduces waste by not making mistakes l...
Tomato plants are known for their vigorous growth–so vigorous, in fact, that “suckers” or “side shoots” will appear between the stem and the branches and drain resources and energy from the main plant...
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...
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...
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...
20/20 is the gold standard of excellent vision. Without 20/20 vision, people do what they can to get close to that mark, from wearing glasses or contacts to having corrective surgery. Why? Because vi...
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...
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 ...
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...
