Insights: Research Briefs

Balancing Project Management Success with Agile Transformation

Organizations in the midst of agile transformation have to perform a delicate balancing act: Change quickly, while remaining effective at their core projects and operations through the transition. The new update of the Project Management Maturity Model, Fourth Edition is designed to support this sit

TAGS: Project Management Maturity

[Research Brief] The Adaptive PMO

The Adaptive Organization: A Benchmark of Changing Approaches to Project Management identified a number of best practices for PMOs in organizations striving to adopt adaptive and agile approaches to projects, programs, and portfolios. Now, we find that in high-performing organizations, the PMOs have

[Research Brief] The State of PM 2020: Address Three Major Issues

Excellent project management is critical in times of elevated risk and disruption. So, let’s get right to the point: organizations report significant challenges in three areas, and these challenges are persistent. We’ve seen Resource Management, Change Resistance, and a lack of Benefits Realization

TAGS: Benefits Realization, Change Management, Project Management Training, Project Management Trends, Resource Management

[Research Brief] The State of PM 2020: Top Performers Invest in People

The State of Project Management 2020 contains a number of compelling findings about the role of training in creating a more agile and resilient organization. Here’s an overview.

TAGS: Performance Measurement, Project Management Maturity, Project Management Training, Project Management Trends

[Research Brief] Project Management: Returning to Work in the COVID-19 Era

You’ve never done this before, and the whole process is a maze of uncertainty involving deadlines, costs, risks, unfamiliar regulatory and procurement issues, and hair-raising human resource / stakeholder impacts. Experienced project and program managers have the knowledge and skills to guide organi