We conducted a survey at the NorCal PMI Symposium 2008 hosted at Stanford University. The survey question was "What are your top three challenges in migrating to a more mature process organization?" Check out their answers. It may surprise you.
Read MoreThe CBP Summit 2008 in Scottsdale conference is one of the top PMO (Project Management Office) events. Most attendees where PMO directors. We conduct a survey asking, "what are the top 3 best practice needs for project implementation that you would like to discuss with your peers?". Read the results. They may surprise you.
Read MoreThere’s a trend with a focus on “User Experience” in addition to “User Interface”. Learn what’s happening in the project management software space and how new companies are redefining the concept of user experience with better design and product flow.
Read MoreDo you need to build best practices for your projects? Maybe you can spit it out in one sitting. Maybe not. Consider crowdsourcing ideas with your team. Check out 5 steps to get started.
Read MoreWriting best practice or process content from scratch can sometimes feel like writing a book. You have that blank page starring back at you, waiting, waiting. No problem. We provide you with some simple steps on how to turn an existing project template file into a best practice process.
Read MoreTraditionally, best practices or process methodologies have been devised by an individual or as small, closed group of experts. I have found that a challenge organizations have with defining or improving their internal best practices is the lack of time or priority commitment. Why not use the team and crowdsource the next best processes?
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The Pie layers are sub-projects of a larger program (or major project), and their cells contain process methodology, best practice, or procedure tasks. As we all know, project management is only one factor in project processes.
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The concept of Pie is that you can slice up a project into phases and then under each phase you can add your project deliverables and tasks that can be assigned to people and given due dates. Pie is a visual tool for planning, executing, and governing projects. This is our first blog post and a preview of what our new startup is up to.
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