Using 80:20 Thinking to Be More Effective in Project Management
The 80:20 rule applies in virtually every situation in the universe. It’s very useful to identify the 20 percent and the 80 percent, but what do you …
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Project Management Methods & Ideologies
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Using the Pareto Principal to Find Work-Life Balance
Using this alternative 80:20 thinking, you make an acceptable compromise with yourself and make a trade-off between approaching things one way versus …
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Considering an Informal PMO: Can It Work for Your Business?
While there are a variety of formal approaches and flavors to PMOs, these might not be quite right in every situation. Many situations may actually …
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PMO Types: Comparing Gartner and PMI Points of View
Project Management Offices (PMOs) come in different sizes and shapes with different objectives and structures. This article discusses the various PMO …
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The Key to a Successful PMO
There are many approaches to building a PMO, and myriad activities in which a PMO can engage. PMOs need to be judicious in what they choose to do and …
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Pros and Cons of PMOs
This is the first part of a series of four articles on Project Management Offices (PMOs) and looks at the best and worst of what can happened when an …
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Focusing on Growing the Human and Institutional Capabilities of Project Management
Any strategic initiative needs to focus on building organizational capability in some way – whether human capability or institutional capability. The …
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Organizational Strategies to Foster a Culture of Change
Strategic Initiative Management is, at least in part, a fancy way of describing how a company manages its portfolio of projects. No matter the …
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Strategic Initiatives in Project Management using the 80:20 Principle
Strategic initiatives are, by definition, items of high priority to the organization. As a result, they need to concentrate on providing key strategic …
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The Importance of Keeping Processes Simple in Project Management
Strategic Initiative Management has the potential to be a highly complex topic. Indeed, it is a complicated topic, but it demands keeping supporting …
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