Knowledge management and the lessons learnt baton
The London Olympics came to a close this weekend and the city is ready to segue into the 2012 Paralympics. Given the controversies and...
Adding to the project management body of knowledge
Members of the global professional association the Project Management Institute (PMI) will already be familiar with the PMI's...
Why the PMBOK is not a methodology
One of the more common discussions on the web and in other places is focused on arguing the merits of, or comparing, the PRINCE2...
Forget core messages, project managers need buy-in
When it comes to winning hearts and minds to an idea, most leaders and communicators are not even playing on the right field. They remain...
6 ways to avoid a doomed project
There are plenty of reasons projects fail. Hit up Google and you will get lots of results about percentages of and reasons for failure....
Assigning responsibility on a building project
There is a medium to large sized building project which has a project management team working for and representing the owner. The...
Self-directed learning in project management
Members of the global professional association the Project Management Institute (PMI) will already be familiar with the PMI's...
Lifelong learning for project managers
Do you remember when you were younger and the excitement you had when you learned something new? That feeling when you were riding your...
Creating buy-in to develop innovation
The CEO of a large company once said to me, believe it or not: "I am in the position of least power to change this organisation. If people...
Planning and tracking a program using MS Project
MS Project as a standalone has been around since the mid-1990s and has changed very little since then. Various upgrades have added a new...