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Bridge the Gap Consulting
MARCH 28, 2022
Let me start by saying, if you don’t know who John Cleese is, look him up. Watch a couple of his Monty Python skits. Then c’mon back to this article! About six months ago I was talking about the movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” with a couple coworkers.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Project “Buy a New Truck.” ” Let me tell you, this project has been going on for months. With the supply chain woes, new vehicles are in short supply, which makes used vehicles in short supply, also.
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Bridge the Gap Consulting
JUNE 4, 2022
I was leading a team of 6. They were high energy and ready to get after it. With hammers and power tools within reach, everyone wanted to get to work. They talked non-stop. There were questions about everything within eyesight and earshot.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
MAY 6, 2022
“Smokejumper.” ” When most people here the term, they think of brave men and women who hurtle themselves out of aircraft, loaded with gear, ready to battle a raging forest fire when they hit the ground. These smokejumpers have a very difficult and dangerous job.
Speaker: Marius Moscovici, CEO Metric Insights & Mike Smitheman, VP Metric Insights
This presentation will provide a practical step-by-step guide for implementing effective BI governance and a toolkit for addressing the three critical aspects of any program.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
“Continually evaluate and adjust project alignment to business objectives and intended benefits and value.” ” PMBOK pg. This is my favorite principle out of the 12. When I first started my career, the focus was on scope. I would be handed a project and told to get it done.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
“Stewards act responsibly to carry out activities with integrity, care, and trustworthiness while maintaining compliance with internal and external guidelines. They demonstrate a broad commitment to financial, social, and environmental impacts of the projects they support.”
Bridge the Gap Consulting
JUNE 13, 2022
What the hell just happened? One minute, the project is moving along. The next, chaos. Some issue suddenly rears its ugly head and throws a wrench in progress. Whether this issue started as a known or unknown risk, a once happy team is suddenly stressed. Patience is frayed. Fingers are pointing.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
JULY 26, 2021
Have you ever heard the term “IT and the Business?” ” Have you ever said “IT and the Business?” ” Did you know every time you say “IT and the Business” a baby kitten dies?
Bridge the Gap Consulting
DECEMBER 28, 2020
Tis the season to make New Year’s Resolutions! This time-honored tradition happens when a person resolves to change undesirable habits, or, more commonly, accomplish a personal goal. Yes, we hear them every year, and probably make a couple ourselves.
Speaker: Rachel Rai Henry, Founder of the Creative Flow School
In this one-of-a-kind webinar, speaker, creativity expert, and educator Rachel Rai Henry will walk you through the evolution of hybrid work management through the lens of creative flow.
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Bridge the Gap Consulting
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
I had a plan. I had everything in place to support my plan. I was ready to execute and when I did, everything was going fine, until it wasn’t. I am an ultra distance runner and cyclist. I attribute my crossing the finish line to successful planning and execution.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
MAY 17, 2022
A good friend of our family is an EMT (Emergency Medical Tech). Somehow, we got on the topic of multitasking. As she put it, if she loses focus and starts multitasking on things not directly related to a patient, someone could die. That got me thinking, do I multitask? Hell yeah I do!!
Bridge the Gap Consulting
AUGUST 16, 2021
Project242 (P242) is my journey to bike 242 miles in 24 hours, across the state of Minnesota on gravel roads, in August, 2021 (the Day Across MN, or the DAMN). I’ve found many lessons experienced riding a bike can be applied to our careers. In these posts, I will share the correlations.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
APRIL 14, 2022
Ok, I’ll admit, HATE is a strong word. Extreme dislike (which is basically the definition of hate) sounds a little better. The first project manager I ever worked with I couldn’t stand and extremely disliked.
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Bridge the Gap Consulting
DECEMBER 26, 2021
Time to say goodbye to another year. 2021 wasn’t a s**t-show like 2020, but still had its unique challenges and opportunities. As we look to the future, tis the season to do a retrospective of the past 12 months. Here are my highlights and take-aways of the year. Biking and Business.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
DECEMBER 2, 2021
“Prepare those impacted for the adoption and sustainment of new and different behaviors and processes required for the transition from the current state to the intended future state created by the project outcomes.” ” PMBOK pg. “What’s OCM?”
Bridge the Gap Consulting
NOVEMBER 27, 2021
The project management industry continues to evolve. Traditional responsibilities of a project professional continue to be blurred. In our hybrid reality of remote teams and short-staffed companies, new challenges and opportunities will arise.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
“Build adaptability and resiliency into the organization’s and project team’s approaches to help the project accommodate change, recover from setbacks, and advance the work of the project.” ” PMBOK pg.
Speaker: Peter Monkhouse, Founder, NewGenP
This webinar will introduce a strategy implementation circle, which will demonstrate the role that projects and products play in assisting an organization with strategy implementation. The webinar will emphasize the importance of using an iterative approach to product development and project execution.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
OCTOBER 31, 2021
“Continually evaluate and navigate project complexity so that approaches and plans enable the project team to successfully navigate the project life cycle.” ” PMBOK pg.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
JULY 1, 2021
Project242 (P242) is my journey to bike 242 miles in 24 hours, across the state of Minnesota on gravel roads, in August, 2021 (the Day Across MN, or the DAMN). I’ve found many lessons experienced riding a bike can be applied to our careers. In these posts, I will share the correlations.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
JULY 21, 2021
Project242 (P242) is my journey to bike 242 miles in 24 hours, across the state of Minnesota on gravel roads, in August, 2021 (the Day Across MN, or the DAMN). I’ve found many lessons experienced riding a bike can be applied to our careers. In these posts, I will share the correlations.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
JANUARY 31, 2022
The excitement. The laughter. The ideas. The energy. It was amazing! Imagine you have a business idea, one for a very niche market where your friends are lining up to subscribe. It’s something you enjoy doing and want to share your passion with others. Sounds great, doesn’t it?!
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Bridge the Gap Consulting
NOVEMBER 14, 2021
“Continually evaluate exposure to risk, both opportunities and threats, to maximize positive impacts and minimize negative impacts to the project and its outcomes.” ” PMBOK pg. “What happens if you see a bear and then it tries to eat you?
Bridge the Gap Consulting
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
“Engage stakeholders proactively and to the degree needed to contribute to project success and customer satisfaction.” ” PMBOK pg. Let me tell you a story about why I hammer on stakeholder engagement when mentoring new PM’s.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
APRIL 1, 2021
I learned early in my career that professional growth and development was my responsibility, not my employers. I learned this lesson when I asked my boss what my professional development should be. He said “How the hell do I know. It’s your development.”
Bridge the Gap Consulting
MARCH 11, 2021
This post was originally written in 2019. But, out of respect for the PMO manager who asked not to be named or have this published until his retirement in March of 2021, I held off. Today, 3/11, was his last day. Thank you, good sir, for being a leader, mentor, and friend.
Speaker: Americo Pinto, Founder and Chair at PMO Global Alliance
In this discussion, Americo Pinto, Founder and Chair at PMO Global Alliance, will walk you through best practices for communicating with stakeholders.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
MARCH 3, 2021
“Yeah, well, you know gray is my favorite color I felt so symbolic yesterday If I knew Picasso I would buy myself a gray guitar and play” – Mr. Jones by the Counting Crows. I heard this on a “Classic Hits” station (released in 1993) and had to chuckle.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
OCTOBER 17, 2021
“Design the project development approach based on the context of the project, its objectives, stakeholders, governance, and the environment using “just enough” process to achieve the desired outcome while maximizing value, managing cost, and enhancing speed.”
Bridge the Gap Consulting
OCTOBER 3, 2021
“Recognize, evaluate, and respond to the dynamic circumstances within and surrounding the project in a holistic way to positively affect project performance.” ” PMBOK, pg. I don’t know how many times the word “system” is used in section 3.5, but it’s a LOT!
Bridge the Gap Consulting
OCTOBER 10, 2021
“Demonstrate and adapt leadership behaviors to support individual and team needs.” ” PMBOK, pg. Leadership is one of the most critical skills a project professional needs for success.
Speaker: Joe Pusz, President, The PMO Squad
In this discussion, PMO Joe will challenge your thinking and perhaps bring you to the conclusion that the debate doesn’t exist. He will discuss the pros and cons of each approach and examine if one is superior to the other.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
APRIL 25, 2021
Project242 (P242) is my journey to bike 242 miles in 24 hours, across the state of Minnesota on gravel roads, in August, 2021 (the Day Across MN, or the DAMN). I’ve found many lessons experienced riding a bike can be applied to our careers. In these posts, I will share the correlations.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
MAY 4, 2021
Project242 (P242) is my journey to bike 242 miles in 24 hours, across the state of Minnesota on gravel roads, in August, 2021 (the Day Across MN, or the DAMN). I’ve found many lessons experienced riding a bike can be applied to our careers. In these posts, I will share the correlations.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
DECEMBER 15, 2020
The dumpster fire of 2020 is slowly being extinguished. Project management, like many professions, has undergone a transformation in the past 12 months. Project managers (PM’s) have experienced disruption and needed to adapt. The way they, and their teams, have worked shifted.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
MAY 1, 2021
Every project manager knows they need to execute on projects within the constraints of time, cost, scope, and quality. They also know to be successful requires meeting project requirements consistently.
Speaker: Jesse Fewell, Principal Coach, Fewell Innovation
Join this high-energy webinar with Jesse Fewell, author, coach, and project management trainer, to get practical answers and insights into what is propelling the profession into the future.
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