The Most Overlooked Phase of Value Creation: The First Five Questions
You know this pattern all too well. A “strategic” project crosses the finish line—on time, on budget, all deliverables accounted for—and yet the expected business…
Category: Project Value and Impact
What Sets You Apart Isn’t Just What You’ve Done. It’s How You Tell It
Project professionals are often evaluated on output. Deliverables, timelines, task lists. But in today’s project landscape, that’s not enough. You can have years of experience…
Are Your Management Activities Creating Value—or Getting in the Way?
When we talk about improving project delivery, the conversation often centers on tools, templates, and methodology. But smarter project thinking begins with a more basic…
Project Success Means Planning for What You Can’t Predict
No one leading a project expects everything to go exactly as planned. What separates high-performing teams from the rest is not how well they avoid…
Finding the Right Project Manager Starts with a Stellar Job Posting
So you need to hire a project manager. You go on LinkedIn and find their very helpful guide to hiring a project manager. Next, you…
How to Invest in Projects When the Future Feels Uncertain
Business conditions have shifted substantially across industries, introducing new volatility and reducing the reliability of long-term forecasts. As a result, many project portfolios (even those…
Why Project Management is Hurting Small Business
For many small businesses, project management feels like a roadblock rather than a tool for success. You’re told it’s the key to managing growth, tackling…
Is This Really Going to Get Us There?
The first step in any strong project is setting the right goal. But the next question may be even more important: How are we going…
Why Managing Projects Isn’t Just Doing the Work
When people think about project management, they often think about doing the work: the lists of tasks, the schedules, the breakdown structures that map out…
