Introducing VISUM – Software for Visual Project Portfolio Management
Better Information Leads to Better Results Execution issues are plaguing project organizations. At the project level, communication of information such as status, obstacles, priorities, and risk is a...
View ArticleWhy Are Your Projects Always Late?
If you’re a follower of my blog, you’ll know that I’ve written quite a bit on the topic of execution – that the lever for improving project performance is found in the execution phase and processes of...
View ArticleThe Secret Weapon for Successful Project Delivery
Complex projects have complex problems. Problems so complex that to an insider, those closest to the project, they seem impossible to fix. Picture this: Your project has one goal: Build a mountain....
View ArticleBack to Basics: Building Blocks for Successful Project Delivery
In kindergarten, we learned some simple skills: how to work together, how to share, how to communicate with others, how to be kind and make friends. They were basic social skills that would help us in...
View ArticleWhy Do Projects Succeed or Fail? Achieving Reliable Delivery.
In this post, I’m continuing my series on the Viewpoint Project Execution Maturity Model. If you’re new to my blog, you can read about the first level, Basic Collaboration, here. Who says achieving...
View ArticleWhy Do Projects Succeed or Fail? Remote Collaboration
Last week, I shared an overview on the Improved Coordination level of the Viewpoint Project Execution Maturity model, which focuses on achieving reliable delivery and improving communication among...
View ArticleBest Project Management Blogs for 2015
Project Management is a notoriously difficult world to navigate. Often, it’s characterized by delays, poor communication, overrun costs, missed deadlines and incomplete work. In fact, studies have...
View ArticleAmplify Your Team’s Productivity with Visual Project Management
“What’s the status of the work? Are we moving forward? Are my team members working on right things?” “We’re DOOMED!” If you’re like most project managers, these questions are familiar. In fact, they...
View ArticleBoost Your Team’s Productivity and Deliver On Time with Visual Project...
Do these statements sound familiar? “We had no shared common understanding of how we should complete projects” “Really what it was, [there] was no process per se, it was every step of the process that...
View ArticleSolve the Root Cause of Poor Project Execution
Here’s the thing: If you’re not achieving the results you want in your projects, your biggest opportunity for recovery is not re-planning, but more effective execution that addresses the real...
View ArticleHelp me out. Receive an Autographed Copy of my New Book!
So I need a little help… My new book, Visual Project Management: Simplifying Project Execution to Deliver On Time and On Budget, comes out MAY 1ST, so I’ve created a Thuderclap campaign to promote it....
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