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…
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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…
5 Risks of Subjective Project Portfolio Data
November 24, 2020 by
When data from individual projects is rolled up to the portfolio level, any issues with the integrity of that information—its age, its completeness, or its accuracy—are magnified. Project data built on subjective metrics is also an area that can generate questionable portfolio insights. People who pad their budget forecasts because they’re worried about contentious financial…
Portfolio Management: What if All Your Projects are High Risk?
November 20, 2020 by
Does your portfolio seem to be full of nothing but high-risk, can’t-fail projects? You aren’t alone. Our project portfolio management consulting services include working with clients concerned their portfolios are risk heavy. But a thorough evaluation may reveal you aren’t as overwhelmed with risk as you think. Instead, the methodology used to measure and review…
Project Kick-Off Meetings: Executives
November 13, 2020 by
Project kick-off meetings are filled with excitement and enthusiasm – everyone is eager to get the new initiative underway and the anticipation of reaping the project’s rewards energizes your team as well as your stakeholders. But kick-off meetings with the executive group can sometimes lead to unexpected challenges. They may ask for changes to your…
