Dealing with resistance in your project Change expert Elissa Farrow is often asked by leaders, and other change consultants, about strategies for dealing with resistance on a project or in an organisation. Here are some of her suggestions. July 27, 2015 Blogs Change
ROI beyond financial metrics What comes to mind when you think of ‘return on investment’ (ROI)? For most of us, our mind probably jumps to calculations of costs and revenues. Michelle LaBrosse wants to encourage you to expand your thinking about ROI. July 24, 2015 Blogs
Thinking at the margin for project managers Thinking at the margin is what happens when people make decisions based on incremental cost-benefit analyses. It’s a factor in agile project management—but there’s a downside, warns editor Adeline Teoh. July 20, 2015 Blogs
A project is not a tug o’ war Whoever said ‘you can’t make a pearl without grit’ obviously wasn’t trying to manage a project where the stakeholders had competing KPIs, writes editor Adeline Teoh. July 6, 2015 Blogs
People, placement, project managers You already know that networking is key to a career in project management but you can never tell when this might help solve someone else’s problems. Editor Adeline Teoh learns some lessons in connection. June 29, 2015 Blogs
Project beginnings In the beginning there was the IDEA. But how to turn the idea into a project? Brian Franklin’s take on event planning. June 18, 2015 Blogs
Project management—who you are or what you do? When almost anything can be defined as a project and almost anyone can claim to manage one, what does being a project manager mean? Editor Adeline Teoh’s existential approach to project management. June 15, 2015 Blogs
In pursuit of lifelong learning If we put ourselves in new environments and seek out new experiences in adulthood, our brain undergoes physical changes and that’s why we should pursue lifelong learning, Michelle LaBrosse advocates. June 4, 2015 Blogs
How a volunteer mindset can transform your project team There are some similarities between good volunteers and valuable project team members. Editor Adeline Teoh conveys what she sees as the best of volunteers to graft into your project team. May 25, 2015 Blogs
