10 ways to embed Agile across your organisation
In a rush to adopt Agile and benefit from its potential impact, many organisations are overlooking what it takes to successfully integrate Agile in the workplace. Here we share our top 10 tricks to embed Agile and ensure your transformation effort lives up to its promise.
PPM tools: Unlocking the full potential of your PPM implementation
Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tools can revolutionise how organisations manage resources and drive strategic goals. But many PPM implementations fail to live up to their promise. Here Ray Wall, Client Engagement Director at PM-Partners, explores how to leverage the full potential of PPM tools, avoid common pitfalls and ensure they deliver real value to your
Rescuing a failing project: The power of changing the project sponsor
When a sponsor is failing to fulfil their project sponsor responsibilities, the likelihood is your project will also fail. Using the analogy of Joe Biden and the US presidential race, PM-Partners’ Client Engagement Director Michael Bolton considers how changing the project sponsor is often the best way to bring a doomed project back on track.
How DevOps and ITIL collaboration can drive a project’s success
Contrary to popular opinion, DevOps and ITIL 4 are not mutually exclusive but can complement one another to deliver enhanced business value. Senior Consultant and Facilitator Stephen Howard explains what this relationship looks like, the benefits it brings and how organisations can approach the implementation process.
5 tips for aligning projects with corporate strategy
It’s hard – impossible, actually – for an organisation to reach its goals when investing in the wrong projects. Ray Wall, Client Engagement Director at PM-Partners shares five valuable tips for ensuring the initiatives in your portfolio are in tune with corporate strategy.
A guide to the 3 levels of the Scaled Agile Framework®
The three levels of the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) aim to help organisations adopt lean-agile practices according to their needs. This guide explains what to expect at each level and which organisations should choose according to their requirements.
How to avoid project failure by heeding the warning signs
Despite advances in project processes and organisational maturity, project failure is more common than many would like to admit. So how can you avoid the key pitfalls and ensure your next project is a success? Here PM-Partners Client Engagement Director Grant Bridger explains how to recognise and respond to red flags, and why early identification
Applying the Dual Operating System for greater success in a VUCA world
Modern organisations face challenges not only in managing their business-as-usual (BAU) activities, but in simultaneously driving transformational change. In the face of competing demands, Senior Consultant Salleh Anuar explores how the Dual Operating System can help decision-makers tackle the demands of managing their current operations while transforming for the future.
6 ways to transition to a hybrid PMO model
Most PMOs today are operating in a hybrid world of project delivery while also managing expanded delivery pipelines and rising complexity. So, how can you transition to a more hybrid PMO model and what are the key factors for success? This was the topic of a recent webinar jointly led by PM-Partners Client Engagement Director
5 benefits of running a set up for success review
Completed early during the delivery process, a set up for success review will help your project start on the right track and avoid issues that could threaten to derail it later. Here we explore how this effective assurance tool benefits project outcomes.