Category: PMO
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As a business owner or senior manager do you get fed up with reinventing, time and time again when starting projects in your organisation? One of the salient reasons for project failures is what is described as “Eternal Beginner Syndrome” (according to Professor Bent Flvybjerg of Oxford University writing in the Project Management Journal on…
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Project Management Software – A Project Managers Perspective
Software tools used to assist with the delivery of projects are very popular these days. These tools range from sophisticated software such as Microsoft Project and Primavera P6 to simple to use tools such as Monday.com. There are lots of online reviews, but this is a project managers perspective. This is based on my experiences…
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What a Project Manager should NOT do in 3 Letters
Project Managers DO NOT: design and build houses, design and build software, patch software, test software, design and build IT infrastructure, build roads bridges hospitals and affordable homes, upgrade buildings for energy efficiency, improve business processes, ensure business financial legal and regulatory compliance, design and build websites, build water and electricity supply systems, design and write…
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The Value of Project Management
Do any of the following statements sound familiar? What do I have to do to get things done around here We do not have time to plan It’s normal for jobs to overrun that’s just the way things are here We have done this type of project several times, we know what we are…
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Four Simple and Free (to implement) Tips to do Projects Better
Introducing change into any organisation is a challenge at the best of times. Of course, the best way to implement change is to identify and run projects to deliver on your change. But if your projects are always a chore, constantly behind schedule, people doing things differently and the same mistakes appearing regularly, you may…
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Are Your Projects Desirable Viable and Achievable?
According to the PMIs (Project Management Institute) Report Success in Disruptive Times 2018, 55% of project failures are as a result of businesses pursuing the wrong projects, projects which will not provide benefits to the businesses or projects whose costs outweigh the benefits provided. This is a staggering figure given that these businesses would…