The word du jour in project management ‘agile’ is in stiff competition with the job title ‘Project Manager’ for misuse.  Has anyone come to you and announced they were running their project using agile methods?  It’s an immediate red flag to me as it’s often used as an excuse to not write anything down, agree […]

How getting the right feedback can help your PMO soar  Noun information about reactions to a product, a person’s performance of a task, etc. which is used as a basis for improvement. It is widely accepted that feedback works most effectively when it happens in quick response to the target behaviour (www.successfactors.com), however when it comes […]

Our VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) world is demanding more and more from our projects and programmes. The adage of developing SMART objectives no longer works for some PMOs with their eye on the wider picture. S.M.A.R.T S – Specific, M – Measurable, A – Attainable, R – Relevant and T – Time based. This approach was developed […]

Stage gates are an element of most project management methods and indicate a certain level of maturity in organisations. But what are they and how can you successfully pass through a gate? Let’s find out. What are stage gates? Stage gates are triggered by the completion of a discrete piece of work in the project […]