In earlier blog posts we have looked at what the P3M3 framework is and how to use it. We then also looked at how your organisation can quickly leap up those scores to a three by using PIAB. So now
On-line projects with YourPMO
Being a lone Project Manager can be very difficult. You have so much to do and no one to support you. You want to do a good job and use the best tools but could never quite find the right
Collaboration explored
The last five years has seen a huge growth in the number of on-line collaboration tools. These are often light in nature and little more than shared todo lists. New customers have often reflected that whilst those things were easy
Bespoke method for your projects
Standards such as PRINCE2 are important in establishing a good process for your projects. Many of you find it helpful to use a published standard. When you adopt an existing standard you get all the benefits of the authors experience
Better project templates
Most organisations rely on a set of project templates to help the PM get off on the right foot. These templates provide consistency and also help with compliance against method or quality needs. Because MS Office is in such common
Revolutionary browser improvements
Due to the longevity of PROJECT in a box it should be no surprise it was first created as software. During the early years this fitted very well with customers preferred ways of working. For many customers that is still the case
Simple project methods – nStep are a family of project methodologies you can adopt for free
We know that most of you are not working on highly complex projects. If you were you would of course be using our PRINCE2 or MSP methodologies. So you could tailor PRINCE2 to meet your low complexity challenges, but this
Project Management Basics – a practical guide
We were all new to projects once. When I started working on projects it was at best a black art, at worst an opaque maze. So I decided to help out those of you who are starting out now with
Project Management Survey Results – Challenges
We have now closed our 2017 Project management survey and begun to look at what you said. So over the next few months we will look at the Project Management survey results in more detail. First of all we will look at
Project Manager flexibility – a sign of increasing maturity
When our long term customer GNB produced a white paper on their implementation it held a surprise. Of course they spoke about consistency of processes and improved reporting but also they noted project manager flexibility. So we thought it would