Traditional staffing firms are tried-and-true at placing professionals into technical roles, but a different approach is needed for finding project leaders.
PMP certified skills are enough to make a project manager qualified on paper, but the soft skills and nuances that allows project managers to fit in an organization and excel as leaders require expertise beyond what chop shops have
In order to ensure success, it takes a multi-tiered approach to find, acquire, and adopt talent into an organization. (more…)
Getting Beyond PMPs and Acquiring Excellent Project Leaders
Traditional staffing firms are tried-and-true at placing professionals into technical roles, but a different approach is needed for finding project leaders. PMP certified skills are enough to make a project manager qualified on paper,...
Project Failure = Leadership Failure
Projects are often complex undertakings filled with a series of interdependent people, parts, and processes. Envisioning and bringing them to fruition takes a significant amount of expertise and planning. And with the amount of...
Have a Mission Critical Project? Take these 4 steps to ensure project success
Project failure rates have been so high for so long that executives have almost grown accustomed to failure. The problem is failure is not always an option. Some projects are too central to the...
What Makes a Project Successful?
A lot of organizations struggle at judging how a project went. This article covers the textbook approach to evaluating the success of a project. Check out our blog post The Third Dimension of Project...
The Effects of Poor Leadership in Project Management
The effects of poor leadership in project management have ripple effects throughout an organization. Many of the most common project ailments–including a lack of clear requirements, regular miscommunication and lagging schedules and bloated budgets–all...
The Run-On Effects of Failed Projects
Project management is far from a new concept. Some historians say its origins date back to the Egyptian era, and even modern project management practices can be traced back to as early as the...
Leadership’s Crucial Role in Project Success
A portfolio of projects is the vessel that delivers the vision of an organization strategy. Projects are intricate endeavors involving individuals, components, and processes. Bringing them to fruition requires meticulous planning and expertise. Considering...