Sometimes project plans run into so much trouble they can only be described as broken. Missed milestone deadlines are usually one of the first signs your plan is falling apart, but as part of our project management consulting work with customers we’re often able to identify a host of earlier issues that should have triggered…
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Restarting a Paused Project? Don’t Make These Common Mistakes
March 5, 2021 by
A large segment of both active and planned projects went into a holding pattern during the pandemic. Uncertainty brought a number of efforts to a halt, with executives unsure what their business needs might look like down the road. Disrupted operations led other initiatives to go on hiatus, as employees switched to home offices and…
6 Ways Your Project Portfolio Reinforces Your Corporate Culture
February 26, 2021 by
Sustaining your corporate culture can be a challenge. Companies mature, leadership teams change, and busy workloads make it tough to focus on anything other than daily tasks. With support from an experienced project portfolio management consulting team to ensure your implementation is successful, you can use your portfolio to reinforce your corporate culture and nurture…
Project Portfolio Management: Transform Your Data for Better Results
February 12, 2021 by
Implementing a project portfolio brings numerous advantages, but there are some steps your organization should take to ensure you’re able to make the most of those benefits. One key element to portfolio management success is the use of quality data. Your information should be timely and it must also be clean—free of duplicate records and…
Project Portfolio Management: Run These What-If Scenarios
February 5, 2021 by
Partnering with an experienced portfolio management consulting firm to implement a proven portfolio methodology brings many benefits. One primary gain for organizations is the ability to run data-driven what-if scenarios that can help inform the portfolio analysis process and enable better business decisions. Consider these common what-if scenarios that provide valuable insight and empower your…
Project Portfolio Management and Advanced Analytics
January 8, 2021 by
A strong project portfolio management strategy includes regular reviews—of risk factors, budget and schedule adherence, resource allocations, and the overall health of the portfolio, just to name a few. Similar reviews may be conducted across individual projects, but widening your perspective to encompass a comprehensive portfolio view enables your organization to do so much more….
Do These 6 Things Before Removing a Project From Your Portfolio
January 4, 2021 by
You should already have a formal mechanism for adding projects to your organization’s portfolio. However, our project management consulting teams have found that some companies don’t follow an established process when a project is removed. It’s common that a project is pulled from the list without a thorough evaluation of the cancelation’s long-term effects. In…
Why You Need to Deal with Past Project Failures
December 18, 2020 by
Whether it was a missed target date or a deliverable that fell short of expectations, most people working in project environments have encountered some sort of failure. The PMAlliance project management consulting team has helped organizations of all sizes and levels of maturity rescue projects that were headed for failure – due to a wide…
Master These Communication Trends to Boost Project Performance
December 11, 2020 by
Your team’s communication strategy is always evolving. Just moving from one project to the next, you’re likely to find different sets of requirements and expectations as your list of sponsors and end users changes. But communication trends are changing, too. By understanding these trends and how they affect your stakeholders’ preferences, you can more easily…
Is The Snowball Effect Wrecking Your Project Portfolio?
December 4, 2020 by
While it’s not uncommon for a project to encounter some type of challenge, most issues are manageable and easily handled by the team without any lasting negative impacts. However, problems that crop up repeatedly or that aren’t adequately addressed the first time around can grow to create harm far outside the scope of the project…
