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The Beauty of Expertise
My last blog post picked the brain of PM Solutions’ consulting practice director, Roger Bryson, on the reasons why companies reach out for expert assistance with projects and programs. His comments renewed my interest in the topics of knowledge transfer and expertise. Consulting thrives because we
The Value of an Experienced Project Manager
The value of project management knowledge is, of course, the bedrock of PM Solutions' business. Recently, new research by the PM College and PM Solutions Research validated that companies with higher-skilled project managers experienced better business results. But what if, like the majority of comp
New Research Reveals a Perception Gap Between Leaders and PMs
Over the years, our research has consistently shown that having an effective project manager on the job makes the difference between project success and project failure. So we aren’t surprised by the results from PM College’s latest study, “Project Manager Skills Benchmark 2015,” showing that organ
New Benchmark Study Seeks Data on PM Skills
Two years ago, the Project Management Institute commissioned a study on the PM job market that forecasted exponential growth in the demand for project managers globally. And, as the U.S. economy continues to improve, it does seem that at least some of those predictions are on track. At the same time
Resource Bottleneck Rx: Make AND Buy
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 manufac