4 strategies to manage project ‘unknowns’
In recent years, the concept of 'unknowns' has become quite common in project risk management. It is based on the assumption that that...
Too much project management
If project management is goal-oriented organisation, then surely you can never have too much? On my walk to the supermarket I pass a local...
The detrimental effect of poor project governance
An incredible number of project managers have never met their project’s sponsor one-on-one. They see them in the steering committee...
Happiness, motivation and team performance
How important is happiness to team performance? The Whitehall Studies have demonstrated that a motivated, happy, workplace is more...
7 ways you are killing productivity
Research shows the clear-cut relationship between number of hours spent at work and productivity. In fact, research show that there is a...
Can project managers play the long game?
Many project managers like projects because they're temporary, they end. But what if you need to be in it for the long haul? I once...
How to manage a project with budget constraints
As many of you are already aware, projects often run into three major interrelated constraints: time, cost, and scope. Whichever...
Teaching project management: Linking theory to practice
Project management has been recognised as an essential skill for university students to learn. Furthermore, almost all of IT and majority...
Why do committees make bad decisions?
Good group decision-making involves an open discussion among members, each with their own skills, experience, ideas and information,...
What type of project manager are you?
Are you a thinker or a doer? This unhelpful binary assumes people can't be both, even if they have a tendency towards one skill or the...