Industry research continues to reveal dismally low project success rates. There are many factors that play into this, and the PMAlliance project management consulting teams see a range of reasons why organizations aren’t delivering projects on time or on budget, or why project outcomes don’t meet expectations. Unfortunately, analyzing the dollars that are lost as…
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How Data Silos Harm Your Project Portfolio’s Health
May 7, 2021 by
Information is the backbone of project planning and execution. The quality of your project data gains greater visibility at the portfolio level, where accurate and reliable information rolls up to give executives a comprehensive view of the company’s efforts and enables them to make good, timely business decisions. Our project portfolio management consulting teams have…
The Negotiation Mistakes Smart Project Teams Make
April 23, 2021 by
Projects are full of negotiations. Our project management consulting team has seen every aspect of an initiative on the negotiating table, from agreeing on milestone dates to deciding the scope of deliverables. It all must be weighed, discussed, debated, and eventually worked out to everyone’s satisfaction. Unfortunately, there are numerous factors that could cause even…
The Failing Project: Know When It’s Time for an Intervention
April 19, 2021 by
Rescuing a troubled project is a difficult undertaking. But sometimes there’s an equally big challenge that must be overcome before you can start developing a strategy to pull a troubled project back to life: Knowing when your project is too far gone for a simple fix. Below are some indicators that your initiative’s problems are…
7 Steps to Rescue Your Reputation When a Project Goes Bad
April 9, 2021 by
Sometimes projects don’t go the way you want them to. That doesn’t mean they’re outright failures, but lower-level problems can still cause big headaches. Maybe you experienced multiple delays, exhausted your contingency budget (and then some), didn’t involve end users as much as you should have, or bumped up against unhappy stakeholders for some other…
