People issues can sometimes be the cause of project failure. The key question is, what approach should be taken to minimise the chance that people issues derail your project? The answer lies in taking a two-part approach to the people dimension. Part one consists of a project utilising an organisational change approach appropriate to the
When businesses merge, they have the option of either choosing one service to stick to, or combining both operations so that they complement one another. The latter has been carried out to great effect by the PM-Partners group. Founded in 1996, PM Partners was a combination of three individual businesses. Each had a specific specialty:
Flawless execution of the wrong projects is more costly to a business than average execution of the right projects. In order to provide the best possible value to an organisation, a PMO must ultimately operate from a strategic perspective. A strategic PMO is one that has a deep understanding of organisational strategies and goals gained
A Project Management Office (PMO) can be a complicated entity, and many organisations find that one of the largest issues that arises initially is the allocation of resources. Finding the right skills at the right time coupled with the optimal budget and number of people needed to establish a PMO is hard. Resourcing a PMO
Project Delivery Services provide a high level form of project management, including taking care of the organisation, the supervision and the administration of workers and processes that make up a project. In addition to packaging the product, the product delivery manager delivers the final product to the client. Overseeing the entire operation, the delivery manager
Is your PMO building a business or simply pushing process? Don’t worry if you mentally raised a hand at the second part of that question. You are not alone. At a recent Agile conference in the UK, this issue was tackled head on and panelists urged PMO leaders to “act like a CEO” and drive
