PM Oracles

PM Oracles is Gareth Byatt, Gary Hamilton, Jeff Hodgkinson and Duke Okes, all experienced PMO, program, and project managers who share a common passion to help others and share knowledge about PMO, portfolio, program and project management.

Which came first, the project process or the tool?

PM Oracles discusses two aspects of project/program management—the processes and the tools we use as program and project managers—and asks: what comes first—the process or the tool?

December 3, 2014

Tools

The truth about business benefits realisation

Business benefits realisation for programs and projects should be tackled very early in their lifecycle, writes Craig Wilkins. So why do so many project managers skip this step?

October 24, 2014

Benefits Realisation

Project prioritisation according to customer demand

Selecting which projects to charter within your organisation has long-term implications both for you and your organisation. PM Oracles offers a matrix to help you prioritise your projects according to a balance of demand and resources.

September 24, 2014

Project PMO: setting up a project office

Starting a PMO is a project in its own right. PM Oracles on what it takes to get a project office up and running—treat it like you would any project.

September 3, 2014

Project Management Office

The value of holding multiple project management credentials

Have you thought about the value of obtaining one or more project management credentials? PM Oracles explains why adding qualifications, certifications and methodologies to your armoury is a smart career move.

August 8, 2014

Choosing project team members

How do you choose members for a project team? Functional skills are no longer the only criteria; project managers must consider behaviour, writes PM Oracles.

June 26, 2014

Teamwork

Project management lessons from firefighting

Many of the tasks in the early stages of a project are spent establishing the chain of command, project procedures, roles and responsibilities and setting up the project for success. PM Oracles applies some lessons from firefighting to this process.

May 21, 2014

How to build a good project KPI framework

Key performance indicators, or KPIs, at the project manager’s disposition can play an important role in driving the behaviours and actions undertaken on a project. PM Oracles offers 7 considerations for building a KPI framework.

October 31, 2013