4 Key Takeaways From A London Conference

Posted by Deanne Earle in Blogs, Deanne Earle: Change Through Action Blog

Those of you who follow me on Twitter will have noticed my tweets last week came from the Business Process Management Europe Conference in London. It was co-located with the Enterprise Architecture Europe Conference and expertly hosted by IRM UK. It

Famous American Project Managers

Posted by Josh Nankivel in Blogs, Josh Nankivel: PM Student Blog

Check out this info graphic of 5 Famous Project Managers in American History. Until I saw the graphic I really had not thought about which project managers in history deserve to be showcased. I also have to confess that I was not familiar with the work of each candidate and this picture provided me with an

What’s the Difference Between PPM and Enterprise Work Management?

Posted by Raechel Logan in Blogs, Raechel Logan: The Team Member Advocate

Project teams are, now more than ever, under immense stress to do more with less. Unfortunately, most enterprise teams have to use five or more tools/software to manage all their work processes because traditional project and portfolio management (PPM) tools … Continue reading →

7 Ways Disconnected Work is Costing You More Than You Think

Posted by Raechel Logan in Blogs, Raechel Logan: The Team Member Advocate

Remember the Bubonic Plague? Well, of course you don’t remember it, none of us were there. But you’ve heard of it, right? It was nuts! People in Western Europe were fleeing right and left to try and escape it, which … Continue reading →

Pump Up Your Project Management Skills with These Strategies

Posted by Josh Nankivel in Blogs, Josh Nankivel: PM Student Blog

This article by Jennifer Morris is a great reminder on some excellent project management communications basics. Be sure to watch this pmStudent mini-lesson for Quick Communication Tips too! There is always room for improvement in project management and new ways to get ahead in the game. Whether you are new to the world of project

Getting Teams to Deliver Predictably

Posted by Derek Huether in Blogs, Derek Huether: The Critical Path Blog

As recently as this week, I’ve been involved in conversations with customers about how we can help make their teams deliver more predictably.  How can they meet commitments on all…

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How to Conduct a Lessons Learned Session

Posted by Josh Nankivel in Blogs, Josh Nankivel: PM Student Blog

We all know that gathering lessons learned is a best practice and part of our professional responsibility. But that doesn’t mean that we all do it. If the reason you do not is because you don’t know exactly HOW to conduct a lessons learned session or you think conducting a lessons learned session is too

Requirements Management: The Foundation for Project Success

Posted by Raechel Logan in Blogs, Raechel Logan: The Team Member Advocate

For most of my life, I dreamed of being an architect. I’m a creative to the core and in high school I loved my art, drafting, AutoCAD, and architectural drawing classes. But I was really only interested in the drawing … Continue reading →

The Five Whys or Bring Your Inner Child to Work

Posted by Josh Nankivel in Blogs, Josh Nankivel: PM Student Blog

There is something that most toddlers do that is a good business practice. They ask ‘Why’. At a certain stage they ask why to just about everything. This is probably preferable to the stage where they say “NO!” to everything. Yet I can see where this gets tiring. It seems that no matter how patient

The Pied Piper of Leadership

Posted by Deanne Earle in Blogs, Deanne Earle: Change Through Action Blog

On a recent trip to NZ I finally had time to visit the Hard to Find (but worth the effort) Book Shop in Auckland. It’s actually quite easy to find if you know where to look and once you’re in there very easy to get lost amongst the huge and ecl…