How do YOU avoid project overspend?
I was very encouraged when I attended a meeting of a locally registered charity. They want to embark on a very ambitious building programme costing a round £2m – a massive sum of money for this small...
View ArticleSlash and burn as £2billion of projects cut!
Yesterday, I ran a project management course and spoke about the need for companies to look at their overall portfolio of projects and challenge the list asking among other things: does each project...
View ArticleYou should reduce project quality to save time and money
OK, let’s start with the get out clause. There are many projects where high quality is essential. To reduce the quality in many projects could (and will) be disastrous. However, there are those...
View ArticleThis weeks BIG question!
Does the project link to the overall company strategy? Too many projects is the cry I too often hear. But, how many link to the overall strategy of the business. If any project does not cut is the key...
View ArticleDeliver your projects early by …..wait for it..not delivering
Many of you will have heard of the Pareto Principle or the 80:20 rule. In project management terms this means that 80% of the project takes 20% of the time and the other 20% takes 80% of the time. I...
View ArticleWhere’s your project & programe management strategy
This morning’s news was full of criticism of the UK Government for its lack strategic thinking is leading to a “patch and mend” approach. The Public Administration Committee said an absence of national...
View ArticleOlympic security debacle – lack of controls?
The UK media and newspapers are so full of a story it I thought I would add my thought – specifically the link with project management. An overview The Olympic Games start in 7 days and it’s reported...
View ArticleThe numbers simply don’t stack up.
In 2009 I wrote a blog called Projects at NIL cost! Essentially, I found that (too) many project managers were working on projects without including any estimate of the cost of their time. In general,...
View ArticleYour first project
So, your boss has just given you your first project. You know that there are some processes and points you should cover in delivering the project but you are unsure where to go next. Here are some...
View ArticleDo you have consistent project management?
Much publicity has been given to the government’s announcement today that a consistent method of food labelling on the front of front of packaging ‘would start next year.’ A combination of guideline...
View ArticleToday’s quiz question on project management is…
Let me set some context first before posing you a question around 150 of us were asked. I signed up for an APM webinar on Monday of this week (March 25) and along with around an audience of 150...
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Slash and burn as £2billion of projects cut!
Yesterday, I ran a project management course and spoke about the need for companies to look at their overall portfolio of projects and challenge the list asking among other things: does each project...
View ArticleClik here to view.
You should reduce project quality to save time and money
OK, let’s start with the get out clause. There are many projects where high quality is essential. To reduce the quality in many projects could (and will) be disastrous. However, there are those...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This weeks BIG question!
Does the project link to the overall company strategy? Too many projects is the cry I too often hear. But, how many link to the overall strategy of the business. If any project does not cut is the key...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Deliver your projects early by …..wait for it..not delivering
Many of you will have heard of the Pareto Principle or the 80:20 rule. In project management terms this means that 80% of the project takes 20% of the time and the other 20% takes 80% of the time....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Where’s your project & programe management strategy
This morning’s news was full of criticism of the UK Government for its lack strategic thinking is leading to a “patch and mend” approach. The Public Administration Committee said an absence of national...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Olympic security debacle – lack of controls?
The UK media and newspapers are so full of a story it I thought I would add my thought – specifically the link with project management. An overview The Olympic Games start in 7 days and it’s reported...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The numbers simply don’t stack up.
In 2009 I wrote a blog called Projects at NIL cost! Essentially, I found that (too) many project managers were working on projects without including any estimate of the cost of their time. In general,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Your first project
So, your boss has just given you your first project. You know that there are some processes and points you should cover in delivering the project but you are unsure where to go next. Here are some...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Do you have consistent project management?
Much publicity has been given to the government’s announcement today that a consistent method of food labelling on the front of front of packaging ‘would start next year.’ A combination of guideline...
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