5 key benefits of streamlining your project management processes

At our recent annual user conference in London, we had the pleasure of going for dinner with one of our customers from the transportation industry. Usually,...

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Finding the Right Project Portfolio Management Solution for your PMO Maturity

When you decide to progressively develop the approach, methodology, strategy and decision-making process of project management across an entire company,...

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10 Project Portfolio Management Implementation tips based on real world experience

There are many different approaches to implementing project portfolio management and professional service automation solutions.  All with varying...

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Essential Features for Successful Project Portfolio Management Configuration

For many individuals the term SaaS equals a lack of configuration, which is not always the case. SaaS project and portfolio management software is known for...

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Best Practices to Manage Project Resource Capacity Planning

When resources aren’t utilized for maximum project execution, a company can face losses in time and money just to get things done. Effectively managing...

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The Impact of Technology on Project Management: Pre-1950s to the Modern Age

Project management (PM) dates back as far as there has been a need to achieve things. Although the process of completing a task hasn’t always been...

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Are Project Management (PM) Qualifications Worth Getting?

Project management training has gained huge traction of late, as organisations are becoming increasingly reliant on managers to oversee their projects,...

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The 2 fundamental principles of tight project management

The guiding principles of tight project management are the same for any size of company, from the small and medium enterprise, up to the larger corporate....

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5 Major Benefits of Adopting an Effective Project Portfolio Management and PMO Initiative

In this post we explore the five major types of benefits to be gained by adopting an effective Project Portfolio Management/PMO strategy. These include:...

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PMI “Pulse of the Profession” Survey

When the Project Management Institute (PMI) released their “Pulse of the Profession: The High Cost of Low Performance” survey for 2014, I was...

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Mobile Project Management - Checklist of 6 Key Features

As anywhere access flourishes from consumer consumption to business, mobile’s trend is increasing in velocity, and the convenience of speed is...

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10 Typical Project Management Challenges Faced By Businesses

One of the most common issues facing companies today is that they concentrate their management efforts on executing individual projects, but fail to...

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5 Methods for Improving Strategic Resource Management

All too often strategic resource management is regarded as an activity for larger corporates delivering hundreds of projects with thousands of resources....

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4 Key Factors affecting the successful deployment of PPM

We’ve talked a lot about the dangers of an underperforming PMO and then covered in more detail the characteristics of a strong PMO. But to make this...

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Building an Effective Communication Strategy for Your PMO (Program/Project Management Office)

Technology is sometimes only as good as the principles that govern its application. Any one who has ever had to suffer through excessive use of the...

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Why Control, Insight & Visibility are key to avoiding the Service Delivery Execution Gap

On paper, managing Resources, Projects and Billing all sounds relatively simple. So why do so many organizations struggle. Well in reality many organizations...

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3 Key Challenges facing Professional Services in achieving effective service delivery

In an ideal world it would be sufficient to market your professional excellence, be paid a fair price for the input you make, and grow your company....

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A Quick Comparison of Top Down/Bottom Up Approaches to Project Portfolio Management

It begins with objectives – what marketplace opportunities exist for an organization’s capitalization. It moves forward with project...

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5 Simple Ways to Improve Employee Utilization and Productivity

Learn how to analyze team productivity to improve your organizations effectiveness and efficiency in 5 simple steps. So your busy, business is booming, but...

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The 'Top Down' vs 'Bottom Up' Approach to the Program Management Office

Our 20 years of implementing PMO solutions in large organizations has shown us the need for a more practical, pragmatic approach to the PMO that gives...

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5 Common Project Portfolio Management Adoption Hurdles and How to Avoid Them

Explore the 5 most common Project Portfolio Management Adoption Hurdles and How to Avoid Them Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software is designed to...

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15 Great Ways Project Management Can Help Your Growing Business

Learn how improved visibility and control over your projects and resources can help improve business efficiency and effectiveness. If your business delivers...

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Building a High Performing PSO - Technology Best Practices

Professional services automation (PSA) software is designed specifically for the professional services industry. PSA solutions help organizations unravel the...

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Understanding the Importance of Effective Project Management on Project Profitability

In our previous post we explored the 7 Key Factors Driving Project Success if Professional Services. In a highly competitive environment such as...

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Managing Project Resources – Optimization to Harmonization

In project management (PM), people, equipment, facilities, funding, or anything else capable of definition are required for the completion of activities....

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Improving the Repeatability, Efficiency and Quality of Professional Services Delivery

Whether it is accounting, advertising, marketing, design, planning, IT services, management consultancy or legal services, for professional services...

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5 Key Benefits of Optimizing Your Resource Management Process

Learn how successful businesses are improving efficiency and productivity through retaining talent and optimizing their resource management process....

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Building an Effective Project Risk Management Scoring Matrix

Learn how to build and structure an effective Project Risk Management Scoring Matrix around your own organizations risk scoring criteria When implementing...

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5 Effective Ways to Improve Project Performance through Standardized Processes

The Professional Services Maturity™ Benchmark Report, an annual study of over 800 PSOs by SPI Research Ltd, provides substantial evidence that KPIs...

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Understanding the Consequences of Not Implementing Project Portfolio Management

In a recent article “ Why PMOs Fail: 5 Shocking PMO Statistics ” we explored some of the key statistics behind PMO failure, illustrating why many...

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