Being a sponsor mixed-method Agile and waterfall projects
We investigate being sponsor mixed-method Agile and waterfall projects may raise different challenges to those faced by project managers....
21 October, 2018
Blogs
The PMO as knowledge broker
They say identifying lessons learned is a really important part of running a project, and improving PMO knowledge. The reasons are discussed in this blog....
14 September, 2018
Project benefits – who needs them?
For how long have project pundits been exhorting companies to write better business cases or even any business cases? People have anguished over the lack of rigor in the setting out of benefits from projects: deplored the lack of benefits management, and doubted the veracity...
14 September, 2018
Stop looking for a superhero project manager
The project manager is just one part of what makes successful project management, but a critical one....
14 September, 2018
WHEN not IF to use Agile project management approaches
Agile is a hot topic at the moment. Agile project management approaches in software-intense developments are of increasing interest to fast-paced, organisations, and it is impacting project management and project managers....
14 September, 2018
Marrying Agile with programme management
How can organisations ensure Agile programme management can be implemented successfully?...
14 September, 2018
Who says there’s no planning in Agile?
The introduction of planning in Agile as a software product development approach is having a significant and positive impact upon the way IT projects are delivered. However, in our coaching interventions, we are finding some confusion among project managers....
13 September, 2018
Stakeholders can make or break projects
Stakeholders can make or break projects or programmes. If they feel overlooked, not listened to or ignored, then your project will be in trouble – no matter how well you deliver in terms of budget, time and quality. Just giving them what they want is not...
10 September, 2018
Developing a better understanding of Project Benefits
Are you and your organisation realising and understanding project benefits as a matter of course? I suspect that one of the reasons that project benefits are sometimes hard to come by may be that we’re not really clear about what they are....
31 August, 2018
Making Agile methods mainstream
Have you thought of all the things that you might need to consider when adopting Agile methodology?...
12 July, 2018
