Cloud computing appears to be the direction for thousands of organizations with greatly increasing growth rates. In fact, the 2015 anticipated spending for end users is expected to be more than $180 billion, according to Gartner, a leading IT analyst group. I wouldn’t be surprised if that number turns out to be a low estimate once…
In our consulting practice, we see many organizations with tons of project work to do and a great deal of frustration that the work takes longer to get started and completed than initially predicted. The immediate explanations usually sound something like: the resources weren’t available when they were supposed to be or the resources assigned…
Can your PMO benefit from good project management standardization? Do the majority of the projects in your organization finish right on schedule? Was the original estimation of how much money and/or resources would be required accurate? When the opportunity for a new project or customer engagement comes up, do you have a reliable method of…
Top 3 things you need to do to simplify Project Management – It’s not all about the tools. Laurie’s Thoughts: Are things spinning out of control in your work place? Is there so much going on you don’t know how to focus your team to move a project forward? I’ve found that having the latest…
Why Microsoft Excel isn’t the best project management tool… Laurie’s perspective Is Excel your favorite PM tool? Yep, its mine too. I have a lot of projects and tasks to juggle and I know how to use Excel (plus I’m pretty good at it). So why should I complicate my life and slow down…