The Art of Mentoring
Mentoring is a vital tool that helps project and program managers advance their careers; whilst we also gain much from the process. But before signing up, understanding how the relationship works will...
View ArticlePM World Journal up and running
PM World Journal is a free monthly e-Journal that is progressively filling the void left by the closure of PM World Today in March. You can read the journal and download articles of interest at...
View ArticleCommunication in governance
The effective governance of an organisation relies on effective communication between the organisation’s ‘governors’ and ‘managers’. If the communication fails, governance fails! Governance is the...
View ArticleGovernance System Outputs
In a number of blog posts and White Papers we have argued that: Governance and Management are separate systems and have separate functions Governance is the exclusive responsibility of the ‘governing...
View ArticleGovernance is seen differently by Directors and Managers
A survey undertaken as part of our work developing a paper on ‘project governance’ highlights a distinct difference between the views held by managers and directors. To gather data, we ran a short...
View ArticleLessons from a vineyard
We are at the end of a long lazy ‘members weekend’ enjoying the hospitality of our favourite local winery Pfeiffer’s of Rutherglen. Reflecting on the discussions around their range of fortified wines...
View ArticleBe careful what you govern for!
Governance is an interesting and subtle process which is not helped by confusing governance with management or organisational maturity. A recent discussion in PM World Journal on the subject of...
View ArticleDefining Management
A consistent theme in these posts is the assertion that governance and management are different processes undertaken by different entities within an organisation. In short, Directors or their...
View ArticleDefining Governance
In a previous post, we defined management; this post seeks to achieve a similar definition of governance. Governance is the act of governing. It is the way rules are set and implemented, and relates to...
View ArticlePMI’s 2013 ‘Pulse of the Profession’ Survey
PMI’s 2013 ‘Pulse of the Profession’ Survey makes interesting reading, particularly given most of the world is in or near recession. PMI predicts that between 2010 and 2020, 15.7 million new project...
View ArticleStrategic PMOs
PMOs that focus on process, tools and report formats are out of step with the needs of executive management and unlikely to survive. Value is created through the alignment of projects with the goals of...
View ArticleGamification – A new way of working
Gamification is discussed in Chapter 7 of my book Advising Upwards: A Framework for Understanding and Engaging Senior Management Stakeholders. This post takes a closer look at the topic from a more...
View ArticlePMI Voices Post
My latest contribution to the PMI Voices on project management blog has just been published: Careful — What You Measure Is What You Get What is easy to measure is not necessarily important. My...
View ArticlePMI Voices Post
My latest contribution to the PMI Voices on project management blog has just been published: The Power of Happiness – I’m not sure how my attempt to educate PMI on the joys of cricket will go but the...
View ArticleWhat price should you pay for perfection?
What price should you pay for perfection or alternatively how do you mange genius? 3D Scan of the building by the Scottish Ten Project The Sydney Opera House is now over 40 years old, is the youngest...
View ArticleUnderstanding Governance
My last post looked at developing a grounded definition for the governance of PPP based on established definitions for corporate governance (see: Defining Governance – What the Words Mean) . This post...
View ArticleGetting value from an investment led policy
If the Abbott/Hockey government is serious about an investment led recovery, they should take a leaf out of the EU’s book! The European Union has approved regulations that increase the importance of...
View ArticleThe strategic management of projects
One of the clearest messages emerging from a range of sources is that ‘project management’ as defined by the PMBOK® Guide and other similar documents is simply not enough! As Professor Peter Morris...
View ArticleDesigning effective KPIs
In a couple of posts I highlighted the damage that poorly considered KPIs and incentive payments can cause either to the organisation or its customers: The normalisation of deviant behaviours looked at...
View ArticleThe Functions of Governance
We have published 3 papers recently that clarify and differentiate the functions of management and the functions of governance. The widely accepted ‘functions of management’ developed by Henri Fayol...
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