Top Project Management Articles

At this time of year, I often get to reminisce about my past experiences in project management over the course of more than 25 years. The reason for this sentimental …

The Project Management Office (PMO) – Where are we and how to re-focus? From humble beginnings creating plans, tracking schedules and monitoring budgets, most PMO practitioners have seen their landscape …

Realistic capacity planning requires four key ingredients to ensure project deadlines and goals are not entirely derailed.  No matter how well capacity planning considers potential risks, unforeseen things always seem …

When you are focused on results and work in a fluid project environment where expected results change frequently, it is very important to identify and manage all coordination points. Does …

ProSymmetry, a leading enterprise resource utilization software solution, is once again helping organizations manage scarce PMO resources amid skills shortages better and mitigate risks using resource-driven predictive analytics.  Imagine if …

According to the PMI Guide to Business Analysis, “A stakeholder is an individual, group, or organization who may affect, be affected by or perceive itself to be affected by a decision, …

You can get comfortable being uncomfortable – moving to a new city, cold calling a client, meeting new people, doing a new presentation, or venturing into new sectors. There is …

Did you know color plays a key role in visuals and has an impact on color blindness? Do you factor color recognition into reports and presentations? According to the color …

Change management is “a collective term for all approaches to prepare and support individuals, teams, and organizations in making organizational changes” (Wikipedia, n.d.). The Human Change Management Institute states, “The …

In the latest edition of the PMBOK, there was a small but significant change in the language around stakeholders. Instead of stakeholder management, the focus of a project manager is …