What’s the Value of Management Consulting?

May 31, 2018 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Now, there’s a loaded question. But it is one we constantly strive to answer in our consulting practice; take a look at the “Results” sections of our client case studies, posted here, to get situation-specific answers. In addition to these industry- and organization-specific value datapoints, we ju

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Making the Leap from Tactical to Strategic: Some Advice for PMOs

December 17, 2016 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Although is is not a major theme in our biennial research study, The State of the PMO, there's one data point that I always keep a close eye on, and that is the use of outside contractors to manage the PMO or to manage specific projects and programs for the PMO. Over the years we've seen the percent

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New PMO? Aim High and Go Long

December 8, 2016 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

This week saw the release of the latest iteration of our biennial research study, The State of the PMO 2016. After nearly a decade of collecting information on PMO trends and functions, PM Solutions Research had a clear view of how the PMO is developing as an organizational entity. Not only that, bu

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Report from Dubai: Today's Youth Are the PM Lab for Tomorrow

October 25, 2016

I've been privileged to lead some discussions today at the Dubai International Project Management Forum. Today and tomorrow I will be filling you in on some of the interesting developments at this conference. This morning, I had the pleasure of presenting to the "Youth Circle" and then facilitating

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PMOs in 2016: How Does Your PMO Measure Up?

September 9, 2016 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Calling all PMO leaders, executives with responsibility for PMOs, and PMO contributors: now is your chance to participate in our signature biennial research study, The State of the PMO. Conducted every two years since 2008, this study has helped thousands of companies gauge and improve thier PMO pro

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