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Resource Bottleneck Rx: Make AND Buy

February 19, 2015 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

To continue my diatribe about talent and capital … a recent Harvard Business Review article sent me back to our own recent research studies. The article, “Talent Management for the 21st Century,” likened the problems companies now face with finding or developing talent to the issues faced by manufacturers in times past. The...

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Project Managers ... "Talent" or "Capital"?

January 14, 2015 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

So, it’s official … PM Solutions thought leadership continues to run about 10 years ahead of the times.For example, we said the title Chief Project Officer would come into use in our 2001 book, The Strategic Project Office and by 2007 we were collecting business cards at every project management event with just that title....

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High-Value, High-Visibility Projects Hearten this Utility’s Hometown Area

November 20, 2014 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

There’s a lot going on in Michigan these days, and DTE Energy plays a role in much of the positive progress the state is enjoying. From the revitalization of Detroit to a massive commitment to clean alternative energy, DTE has relied on its PMO, the Major Enterprise Projects organization, or MEP, to bring...

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A World-Class Portfolio Management Office Brings Stability to An Island Nation’s Economy

November 19, 2014 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

This past Monday was an historic day for the small Caribbean nation of the Dominican Republic (DR); Luis Jose Bourget, director of The Central Bank’s Portfolio Management Office, traveled to Miami to accept accolades as a finalist in the PMO of the Year Award competition.As the first Latin American region finalist in...

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Implementing Change Amid a “Perfect Storm” of Changes

November 18, 2014 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

In 2012, WellPoint, one of the nation’s largest health benefits companies, serving 67 million people, stood at the center of a “perfect storm” of changes in their markets. A global recession, an aging population of Baby Boomers, and the advent of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) presented the company with what could have...

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