Technology, Strategy, People and Projects
I just finished reading The Strategic Project Leader: Mastering Service-Based Project Leadership by Jack Ferraro….not a bad book. In section two of his book, Mr. Ferraro writes: In project management, leadership is desperately needed; leadership that is adaptable, perceptive, timely, meaningful, authentic, and unselfish. This one sentence sums up the core of The Strategic Project [...]
Interesting study released by McKinsey has just been released titled “How companies respond to competitors: A McKinsey Global Survey.” The study, which is surprisingly concise, has some interesting information, but as all things McKinsey, there is a sales pitch involved. The main ‘abstract’ of this report says: Management theory suggests that companies facing serious competitive [...]
This is a guest post written by Heather Johnson, who regularly writes on the topic of career exploration. See her byline at the end of this article for Heather’s contact information. Although employee engagement might be the buzzword around the office, customer retention is obviously important as well. Managers can become so focused on marketing [...]
Over the last few years I’ve started noticing a trend toward specialization within the field of project management. These specializations seem to break down into the following areas: Administrators – people specializing in the reporting, tracking, budgeting and other administrative aspects of Project Management. Specialists – people who have specialized in industries or specific aspects [...]
Organization Alignment seems like one of those ‘touchy feely’ things that most technical folks would rather not discuss but it’s actually quite relevant to success in todays technology and project driven organizations. Note: For books on organizational alignement, check out these amazon books: Books on Organizational Alignment. Organizational alignment is the practice of aligning an [...]
This is an excerpt of a paper I wrote while working on my MBA. To read the entire article, download the PDF titled “Strategic Project Management.” Strategic Project Management (SPM) (also called Enterprise Project Management by some) has been defined by Callahan & Brooks (2004) as “the use of the appropriate project management knowledge, skills, [...]
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