Mature portfolio management offices—a key to success
The 2010 KPMG Project Management Survey cited the main reasons for project failure as: scope changes (40%) resource competition (36%)...
Manager levers for employee engagement
In my last blog post I wrote about organisational culture levers for employee engagement, the second of the Corporate Leadership Council’s...
Interpersonal skills and you
Please hold for a scene from the movie Office Space: Bob “What would you say ya do here?” Tom “Well look, I already told you! I deal with...
The project manager’s guide to BIM roles
Following on from The project manager's guide to BIM infrastructure needs, this article will cover BIM roles for owners and how project...
Why project managers need deadlines (and vice versa)
All my life I've worked in a deadline-driven role without realising that it has become my default way of operating. Don't get me wrong, I...
Project contractors and productivity
The latest IPro Index, an annual study into life as a white collar contractor in Australia, confirms something that many have suspected...
Organisational culture levers for employee engagement
In my last blog post I talked about the Corporate Leadership Council’s (2004) levers for engagement, day-to-day work levers. This blog...
Assessing project portfolio value and risk
Working with senior stakeholders to optimise the value of a portfolio of projects is a complex process influenced by the innate bias in...
The project manager’s guide to BIM infrastructure
Following on from BIM project information needs for owners, this article will cover BIM infrastructure needs for owners and how project...
Review: The Change Book by Krogerus & Tschäppeler
The Change Book contains 52 different models of change designed to help us understand our ever-shifting world. With brief overviews and...