We’re pleased to announce the publication of our latest white paper Organizational Change Management Adds Agility to Strategy. The paper combines insights from organizational change management (OCM) and project / program management to give organizations in edge in effectively executing organizational strategies. With guidance from out papers, you'll be able to: Execute projects… Read More »

A number of stories about agile in my inbox this week made me think of this quote often attributed to Mahatma Gandhi  (although it's more likely from a speech by a labor organizer, Nicholas Klein, it does paraphrase thoughts expressed in some of Gandhi's published works). Long ignored as an enthusiasm of… Read More »

Project management practice is in the midst of a sea-change. Adaptive methods that once occupied a specialist niche are being mainstreamed in response to a competitive climate that demands greater flexibility, more transparency, and faster results. As organizations continue to experiment with, and expand application of, hybrid/adaptive approaches, it’s important to pay… Read More »

This blog was updated July 2025. My top feel-good session at this year’s PMI Global Conference was a case study of the Mayo Clinic’s PMO at their Center for Regenerative Medicine. Not only is the visionary work of the CRM inspiring, but I was impressed by the PMO leader, Wale Elegbede, PMP.… Read More »

Sometimes you have to get a little distance from familiar things to see them in perspective. I experienced this in September during a three-week break, out of the country, away from it all, and on a bit of an enforced “device fast” with no wifi or mobile data. In a brief airport interlude, 10… Read More »

Now, there’s a loaded question. But it is one we constantly strive to answer in our consulting practice; take a look at the “Results” sections of our client case studies, posted here, to get situation-specific answers. In addition to these industry- and organization-specific value datapoints, we just ran across some research… Read More »

Although is is not a major theme in our biennial research study, The State of the PMO, there's one data point that I always keep a close eye on, and that is the use of outside contractors to manage the PMO or to manage specific projects and programs for the PMO. Over the years… Read More »

I've been privileged to lead some discussions today at the Dubai International Project Management Forum. Today and tomorrow I will be filling you in on some of the interesting developments at this conference. This morning, I had the pleasure of presenting to the "Youth Circle" and then facilitating a Q&A session, during… Read More »