We’re excited to announce the release of our Top 10 Adaptive Leadership Trends for 2018. This year’s trends reflect project management’s continued evolution into a blended discipline, incorporating new adaptive approaches and skill sets. While new technology has enabled greater interconnectedness and efficiency, it has also changed the way and speed of doing business. We’re […]
Part I: 6 Essential Ingredients for High-Performance Project Teams
In recent times, organizational structure has evolved from traditional hierarchies into flatter and more cross-functional teams. As a result, a new class of talent has emerged that requires a new approach to people management. Effective teams represent one of the most powerful mechanisms for achieving significant results in organizations today. Thus, developing high-performance teams has […]
Agile: The Sixth Sense
By: Bill Donnelly | Director, SLG & EI Government Markets | Strategy Execution I was flipping the remote and stumbled upon one of my favorite movies; The Sixth Sense. The key point in the movie which I assume requires no spoiler alert; is when the child Cole, explains to Bruce Willis’ character that “I see […]
Webinar Recap: Negotiating the Complexity Chasm
The business environment today is more complex than ever before. As a result, the projects that power an organization’s strategy are also increasing in complexity. During our recent #StratExLive webinar, Strategy Execution’s Vice President of Product Management, Jonathan Gilbert, and Global Head of Duke CE Labs, Tony O’Driscoll, discussed how this environmental complexity directly affects the […]
Register Now for Complimentary Webinar: Negotiating the Complexity Chasm
Most project-based workers can agree that their businesses are more complex than they have ever been before, yet only a fraction of them feel prepared to handle this complexity. Another challenge is that the complexity they face stems from their environments more so than their projects. Today’s leaders need to know how to recognize, diagnose, […]
Cultivating Effective Communication Practices With the C-Suite
Communicating effectively is more than transmitting information to your audience. The ability to truly engage and influence senior-level executives is a necessity for project leaders, and by exercising the right communication methods, it’s a skill that can be sharpened. 3 keys to communicating effectively include: Knowing your audience Knowing your purpose Knowing what – and […]
What You Need to Know About Managing Project Risk
Much like investors needs to know about the potential benefit – and risk – of companies in their portfolio, project managers, too, need to understand the same of the projects they undertake. No matter what kind of projects or initiatives you’re working on, achieving success comes with identifying and managing risk. Understanding what risk looks […]
The Long-Term Vision of Project Management
Much of a project manager’s role deals with short-term thinking, such as day-to-day tasks. But that is in the process of changing, and managers are likely to start spending more time with teams, developing leadership, and focusing on planning for longer term goals. However, day-to-day tasks still have to be managed, and leaders can’t be […]
The PMBOK® Guide Has Been Updated: What You Need to Know About the Changes
This year, The Project Management Institute (PMI)® released a major re-organization of the PMBOK® Guide, 6th Edition. The PMBOK® Guide now contains multiple parts and, for the first time, includes The Agile Practice Guide. PMI® has spent considerable effort looking at how project managers get work done in today’s world. While its process doesn’t align […]
Why You Need Project Management During an M&A
As more companies flock toward mergers and acquisitions, many are learning what strategies can make or break the deal. After the buzz and excitement of an M&A announcement fades, the reality of the business plan sets in. Companies might think they need to clear the initial hurdles of reorganization before they can think about project […]