Overloaded Project Manager? Here are 8 Simple Tips to Help!
Successful project management needs to start with an objective, get the right team in place and aggressively anticipate and manage roadblocks.
Operations Strategy
I’ve been thinking a lot about this subject recently as I realized that the 80/20 of what I do for clients can fit into this category.
Social Media Buzzing in the News
According to a recent Deloitte and Forbes Insight study, business leaders identified social media as the 4th largest risk source for the next 3 years.
Is Accountability a Key Component for Project Management?
Is accountability a key component to project management? Only if you want to succeed!
How Can We Avoid Project Disasters?
Although I consult with clients globally on how to improve operational performance, I find the 80/20 of achieving bottom line business results traces back to a series of successful project/program rollouts.
Cutting through Red Tape in Government Procurement
Published in ThomasNet News on July 10, 2012 Lisa Anderson, founder and president of LMA Consulting Group, Inc. whose firm consults with businesses on strategic operations, supply chain, operations management and other disciplines, nevertheless cautions, "If your business isn't focused around a core competency that relates to government contracts, [...]
Project Management Coaching Best Practices
In speaking to an ExecSense audience recently about coaching, I realized that coaching is not only relevant to COOs but can be the difference between success and failure on any project or for any project leader.
What are the Top 3 Obstacles in Projects
When I spoke at the Project Managers SIG in Silicon Valley recently, we spent the majority of the time talking about overcoming obstacles. Upon returning, I faced several new obstacles in a construction project I've been coordinating, and so I've been thinking of the critical importance of overcoming obstacles. [...]
Case Study in Cross-Company Project Collaboration
Do you have to collaborate across functions to be successful? How about cross-companies?
Can we Leverage Social Networks to Drive Project Success?
We have entered a new normal business environment – and we aren’t going back to the way it used to be!