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.

Practical green initiatives for project managers

There are many things project managers of all industries can do to contribute to green initiatives as part of following good project management practices. PM Oracles has 5 practical tips for any project or program manager.

May 30, 2013

Quality

Do program managers have executive skills?

The debate on whether program managers would make effective senior executives has gained attention in recent years. The team at PM Oracles turn to management guru Peter Drucker to see if program managers might make good C-level executives.

April 16, 2013

Program Management

Anatomy of an effective project manager

There are five particular personal characteristics that can make a person effective as a project manager: the need to be an extrovert, to display personal courage, to possess a measure of charisma, to have a ‘can do’ attitude and to be a good team worker, states PM Oracles. Do you agree?

March 5, 2013

Skills

The unspoken additional constraint of project management

There exists an important additional constraint to managing projects which is always considered in project needs but not necessarily thought of as a key constraint: user or customer satisfaction. PM Oracles on how to include customer satisfaction in quality requirements.

January 23, 2013

Quality

What makes a successful project manager?

A project manager’s success must primarily come from their leadership qualities, and their expertise and ability to ‘walk the talk’. It is not necessary to know everything about the project being delivered, but people skills are paramount, note PM Oracles.

November 22, 2012

Rescuing the troubled project

You are not impervious to having troubled projects in your portfolio. Any project can fail. Even the most seasoned and skilled project manager may, at one time or another, find themselves at the helm of a troubled project. PM Oracles gives advice on how to spot a troubled project and suggests some lifesaving suggestions.

October 9, 2012

Risk

Evaluating a program management office

Many organisations have contemplated or implemented program management as a means of managing interrelated projects within their organisation, with varying degrees of success. PM Oracles asks, how do you know its value?

August 16, 2012

Employment trends and the project manager

If you were unemployed tomorrow, could you compete in the current project management job market? PM Oracles sent Jeff Hodgkinson on a research mission where he compared job postings on major sites to obtain a picture of the current job market for project management.

July 18, 2012

Professional Development