The dark side of productivity One of the most important metrics to measure your work, or your team’s work, is to see how productive the person is. Productivity is good for completing tasks, but it’s not necessarily a success metric, argues Pavel Aramyam. December 2, 2015 Skills
Adopting a common language in your project Different areas of an organisation often use similar terms in different ways. Cameron Johnson explains how to adopt a common language on your project to save confusion and reduce risks. November 30, 2015 Communication
Architects, engineers and the role of the project manager The success rate of IT projects is lower than in the construction industry. Is this because project managers in that industry are more competent than in IT? Bill Malkin investigates. October 22, 2015 Skills
Stakeholders: from confrontation to engagement Project stakeholders can be helpful, obstructionist and almost anything in between. Dr Lynda Bourne asks: Is your stakeholder management reactive, proactive or collaborative? October 21, 2015 Stakeholders
Developing leadership for change To succeed in a world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, we need leadership capabilities and practices, clarity, unity, inclusion, and agility, writes Cynthia Stuckey. October 8, 2015 Leadership
How lazy project managers stay productive Why are lazy project managers often the most productive? The rules for running a project using as little effort as possible, by Peter Taylor. September 23, 2015 Skills
Stakeholders expect good governance Stakeholders are becoming increasingly vocal in their demands for ‘good governance’ but governance ≠ good management, notes Dr Lynda Bourne. September 22, 2015 Stakeholders
Project management in translation A new model of project advisory services brings the ability to translate between operation and asset build, which makes for better overall outcomes, writes Brad Richardson. September 21, 2015 Communication
Finding the project stakeholders who value value The fundamental reason any organisation chooses to run projects is to realise or create value for some or all of its stakeholders. But what’s real value? Dr Lynda Bourne asks. August 26, 2015 Benefits Realisation Stakeholders
