Preparing for a Big Presentation: Rehearse and Build Flow and Confidence
It feels great when your presentation is beginning to come together and look…’presentable’. But it won’t be done until you have done some substantial …
Continue ReadingPreparing for a Big Presentation: Allow Plenty of Time to Prepare Slides
As the title of this article, and of the series, implies, this is a BIG presentation. It needs to cover a variety of related topics, often explaining …
Continue ReadingPreparing for a Big Presentation: Involve Stakeholders as Early as Possible
There is no better way to ensure the success of your presentation than to involve all stakeholder groups as early as possible. The approach pays …
Continue ReadingPreparing for a Big Presentation: Determine the Key Topics to Be Covered
Preparing for a big presentation on your project is a critical and often daunting task. Initially, you may ask yourself, “Where do I begin?” From my …
Continue ReadingThe Project Management Office: The One Thing That a PMO Must Do
Having a Project Management Office (PMO) is not a solution; having an effective PMO is. Studies show that PMOs can be effective…but that an alarming …
Continue ReadingThe Project Management Office: What to Look for in PMO Software
There are many project management software products, and many of them support the operations of project management offices (PMO) and the project …
Continue ReadingThe Project Management Office: Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid Methodologies
Project Management Offices (PMOs) partner, control, or serve the organization by providing structure in the form of project management methodologies. …
Continue ReadingThe Project Management Office: The Three Flavors of PMOs
There are many flavors of PMOs, according to many experts, but this article breaks it down to three main types. They involve emphasis on partnering, …
Continue ReadingSocial Media PM: Leverage Knowledge from Social Media
One area of social media PM that can have tremendous benefits is that of mining knowledge. Most projects are in a practice area that has a vast …
Continue ReadingSocial Media PM: Effective Social Media Tools
There are a number of effective social media tools that can help the process of project management. Effective social media PM is all about identifying …
Continue ReadingSocial Media PM: Managing It Is the Key
Many people cringe at the thought of social media. After all, for all the goodness of connecting people and providing and open platform for sharing …
Continue ReadingSocial Media PM: It's All About Collaboration
When I think of ‘Social Media PM’, I naturally first think about collaboration. It’s all about sharing information, making information open and …
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