Project management’s fatal flaw
When NASA projects failed, they failed in the most public and tragic way possible. But one man turned NASA’s fatal flaw into a career...
Review: Hiring for Attitude—Mark Murphy
Hiring for Attitude is a top-rated book by Mark Murphy, chairman and CEO of Leadership IQ. Murphy has used the famous Brown Shorts*...
Communication and project stakeholders
How do we know if we have communicated? Albert Einstein summarised the problem nicely: "The major problem in communication is the illusion...
Project-Space—Greg McMahon
The blog post page should serve as a dynamic platform for sharing insights, updates, and news relevant to your industry. Start with an...
Don’t wait to embed change
There's a fatal flaw in most project management methodologies: change management activities happen way too late to be effective. Embedding...
Developing sustainable project teams
The current environment is challenging. Enough said. But no business can afford to simply stop running projects and wait for the storm to...
Can we automate project governance?
Is it really possible to automate governance when implementing a project portfolio management (PPM) system? It's an interesting question,...
Technology: friend or foe?
Does technology make projects easier to do or does it cause more frustration than it's worth? When we talk about IT projects, why do so...
Emotional engagement and project success
Many projects fail because organisations put their practices before their people. This happens when organisations try to make an...
The tipping point of project failure
Delivering on 'the promise’ to meet client and stakeholder expectations requires project organisations that are capable of accomplishing...








