It Takes Gall to Be a Project Manager
At the beginning of many training sessions we ask "What color is project management?" Our answer to that is "gray."
4 Defining Moments in Project Management That Determine Success
In life, there are moments that define people. For Al Haig, that moment came when he stepped to the podium and declared, “I am in control here.” For many people, that single event still...
Negotiation Skills for Project Managers: How to Deliver on Quality & the Project Management Plan
The best color to describe project management is gray. This post covers the negotiation skills for project managers to negotiate projects.
New Year, New Leadership—New Offerings
After over 30 years at the helm, Founder and CEO Gus Cicala is stepping into retirement and passing the reins to his daughter, Lisa Cicala.
Leadership Is Taken, Not Given
Project managers face a paradox: leading without leverage. Read how to navigate this seeming contradiction.
Evolve or Die! Two keys to coming out ahead in “unprecedented times”
During attritive economic times, luck alone doesn’t determine which organizations survive and which become extinct. Companies, like organisms, go through a process of survival of the fittest where those most attuned to the economic...
Failure Is Not an Option: And executives are sick of being told otherwise
In a world of “Move fast and break things” it should come as no surprise that malpractice is rife in the project world. Executives are told to accept failure, and that’s exactly what they’re...
Here’s How to Get Projects Done Today When You Don’t Know What Tomorrow Will Bring
When Merriam-Webster announces its word of the year for 2025, it just might be VUCA. This term captures the Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity that has characterized this year in business, economics, and technology....