I have celebrated quite a few website launches in my career. This is what I learned when I stopped building someone else’s website and built my own. Read More
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Dashboards and quick decisions
Dashboard designs always start as a little spark. But, there’s an inherent desire to play that little spark up to a grand scale – that’s when they become unwieldy.
Head in the Clouds
People talk about having your head in the clouds like it’s a bad thing. But that inclination to dream big is what lets companies grow.
Staffing Your EPM Project
Your EPM solution will provide an organizational framework for Project and/or Portfolio management for years to come. And, if staffed appropriately, it has the potential to pay for itself many times over.
Forest for the trees
As with all projects, there is the initial workload ‘hurdle’ to overcome – those necessary stages are the easy part. Often, the greatest cost of achieving your goal is manifested in change management.
The Tool Reflects The Process
A key factor for a successful EPM deployment – organizing your organization’s Enterprise Project Management processes.
Find a sponsor, avoid the void
In the event that you have a sponsorship void, your best bet is to defer the project. However, as project manager you may not have that luxury in your organization.
Go simple or go home
I often touted the virtues of simplicity when it comes to an Enterprise Portfolio Management deployment. And I’m a firm believer in the ‘walk before you run’ approach in most scenarios, including EPM deployment. Here’s why: Read More
Experts Expect the Unexpected
For those of us in the business of Project Management, the ‘standard’ risks are second nature to us: scope creep, schedule compression, resource unavailability, schedule slippage, cost overruns.
However, what makes someone a good PM is their reaction to the unexpected.