Linking Project Delivery in the early stages to business value can be challenging at best, due to changing strategic goals of the enterprise. Also, understanding the full life cycle of the delivered service, including the total cost of ownership and the end-to-end life-cycle of the service can be a difficult task to assume and communicate.
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To continue to add value to the enterprise, I believe that the PM role needs to continue to evolve more in the direction of a strategic business manager, linking the project delivery to business value. Excelling not only at delivering a project to the stakeholder, the PM needs to understand how the service delivered, as a result of the project, accelerates a business capability and helps the enterprise leverage current services in-place, as well as the life-cycle of these services, skills that are immensely important to the enterprise success.
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On Wednesday I mentioned that I carry a digital voice recorder with me at all times. I like to record
A “Journaling” Mindset Read More »
Luckily for me, I learned how to count in early life… probably elementary school. Or sometime… (This used to be
Simple skills, like learning to count… Read More »
Agile isn’t about producing products faster than other methods. Agile isn’t about working faster than other people. The single most
The difference between success and failure for project manager is a thin line. One delay can have profound impact on
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The New Year is finally upon us which means it’s time for the annual tradition of professing personal and professional
A PM’s New Year Resolution that will Reap Long Term Results Read More »
The execution of decisions on projects tends to be more of an art than science. We’d love to have the
Thinking for Creative Solutions Read More »
How many decisions does it take to make a project? Thousands? Millions? The actual answer is much more as you visualize all the strategic decisions cascading down into the individual choices that drive daily actions. Add the growing complexity the global economic downturn has added to the mix and it’s no wonder that PMs and business leaders everywhere are struggling with executing plans that deliver predictable results. But, some interesting new research from the field of neuroscience is providing new insights into this age old problem. Let’s explore the challenges that are undermining our efforts to accelerate the speed of decision implementation.
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When project managing for innovation and change, three important steps are getting great inspiration, having an effective idea generation session, and then moving your ideas forward with prototyping. Consider your personal and organizational prototyping practices: do you prototype across a wide range of levels, from rough to real? Do you prototype both your tangible and intangible concepts, as you might for service design and organizational change? Take a look at the following post to imagine your path this year on what and how to prototype – for yourself or across your company.
Prototype your way to Real Read More »
If you’d like to know yourself better “in an innovation way,” take a look! Four innovation types are discussed, including their strengths and tips for growth.
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