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Shouldn't PM Training Walk the Talk?
This blog was updated July 2025. Lately, I've noticed something ironic about project management and project management training. Successful projects are so specific to the needs of the sponsors and business, requiring detailed project plans to ensure that scope, schedule, budget and deliverables h
"Trust Me, Our PMO is Great!"
Yesterday I listened in on my CEO Kent Crawford's webcast on "Unlocking the Value of the PMO" I was struck by the theme of the questions being asked by the participants. "What if you don't have the authority to implement resource management policies?" "How do you get the executive level to pay atten
The Million-Dollar Question: What's the Value of a PMO?
Well, as they say at the races, Ils sont partis! ... the gates are open and the horses are away: the PMO of the Year Award competition is off to a running start. Already I am getting questions from prospective applicants, and from some of last year's applicants who are ready to try again. One fellow
How Are We Doing?
Around here, we believe in baselining ... otherwise, you can't tell if you are making any progress. The start of a new year seems an appropriate time to look around at the business environment, as well as our internal organizational environment, and make a few resolutions based on a clear-eyed view
Overheard at the Summit
Eavesdropping on the attendees at the CBP Summit here in sunny Cambridge, Mass yielded the following gems: "Project management is like a 'black art' to the executives ... no one understands how it works. They kind of want it but are scared of it at the same time." "This merger is a little differ