What Is Scope Planning?
The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Guide identifies four processes involved in the overall project definition process: project initiation, scope planning, scope definition, and scope verification. Our last post covered project initiation. This...
4 Ways to Build a Culture of Project Success
This article was originally published on ReadWrite When people think about the effects of project failure, they usually think of the budget–which is warranted. A PMI survey found that, on average, poor project performance can...
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...
Driving Engagement through (Positive) Attention
The Hawthorne Time and Motion studies were some of the most important studies on team management. They were conducted to see what makes people productive. The environment was changed to make it bright, cheery,...
Supercharge Your Project Managers by Using the CASTLE Model
The dirty little secret of project management is that adults don’t need much adult supervision. In theory, this means a single project manager should be able to manage several projects at once. So why...
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....
What Is Project Initiation and How Do You Initiate a Project?
The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Guide identifies four processes involved in the overall project definition process: project initiation, scope planning, scope definition, and scope verification. This post will focus on the first...