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,...
The Mutual Relationship between Performance Management and Project Management
Performance management is not just a function of human resources. Project and portfolio management is another great context for this process. Projects are the engine that drive an organization toward its vision. As such,...
How Project Stakeholders and Organizational Influences Affect Project Management
Anyone who has worked on a project knows that it’s not just the project teams and its managers that affect project execution and success. This post will identify and examine the key external players...
What Does Project Failure Look Like to You?
Pop quiz: An agricultural supply company develops a new product that is much more effective at inseminating cows than any other product on the market. They can develop the product in a year with...
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...
How AI Can Address 5 Common Causes for Project Failure
Project management is a complex discipline, and the success or failure of a project can hinge on various factors. Here, we will delve into the top five reasons projects fail and the potential impact...
The Third Dimension of Project Success
The common understanding of project success has three components, but is only 2-dimensional. The components correspond to each arm of the Iron Triangle: schedule, budget, and specification. But ultimately, a triangle is a 2-dimensional...