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Strategy Execution on #pmchat
Arras People
OCTOBER 14, 2016
On Friday 14th October at 5pm UK time (12pm ET), I’ll be hosting #pmchat for an hour alongside Deanne Earle on Strategy Execution and Portfolio Management.
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How Does Your Organisation Fare with Strategy Execution?
Arras People
DECEMBER 4, 2017
There’s a webinar being held this Tuesday 5th December – 12noon UK time by Strategy Execution (a project management and strategy execution training specialist – they’re part of our training directory).
Strategy-Execution Gaps
Troubled and Failing Project
NOVEMBER 17, 2017
The statistics on strategy execution are dismal: 59% of middle managers fail at resolving conflicts in corporate strategy. Granted, the data show there is a dearth of leadership in middle management, but executive tier has a culpable hand.
Challenging the C-Level Executives
The Lazy Project Manager
APRIL 12, 2017
To that end the author offers some focused workshops, keynote presentations and insightful supporting education to help organisations achieve the success in strategic change that they desire, and to help C-level executives understand the challenge and benefit from the opportunity.
Creating the "Right" Product Roadmap With Data
Speaker: Sunil Parekh, Head of Product Management, SimplyInsured
How to respond to new information and urgent needs while executing a long-term roadmap. Data can be qualitative or quantitative, and comes from multiple sources: customer interviews, product usage & funnel analytics, company financial performance, and internal stakeholders.
From Strategy To Execution and Delivery
Herding Cats
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
There always talk about Focus on Value. But that does that mean? What are the units of measure of Value ? What does it Cost to deliver that Value ? When will that Value be delivered? When is that Value Needed ? What are the impediments to delivering that Value and how will those be removed, handled, corrected, prevented to increase the probability that the Value will arrive when needed, for the needed cost?
Giveaway! Filling Execution Gaps
Girl's Guide to PM
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
Filling Execution Gaps , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. Today I have a fantastic book to share with you, Filling Execution Gaps: How Executives and Project Managers Turn Corporate Strategy into Successful Projects , by Todd C. Executive sponsorship.
How to Actually Make and Execute Better Decisions
Project Risk Coach
APRIL 2, 2016
However, we may discover flaws in our decisions when we execute the decisions. The post How to Actually Make and Execute Better Decisions appeared first on. 2=Planning 3=Execution
The Executive-Project Manager Gap
Troubled and Failing Project
NOVEMBER 7, 2015
Where could I start—bureaucracy, draconian process, poor executive sponsorship, disengaged leaders? Then the maelstrom started and it went directly to the gap between the executives and projects managers. It was such an innocuous question, "Working on an article; what is the biggest problem you see with project governance at orgs? Can you comment?" Can I comment? Really? That is like cheese to a mouse.
Are Your Project Plans Helping You Execute Successfully?
LiquidPlanner
NOVEMBER 17, 2016
And while your odds of success improve if you actually use them, plans are all too often consigned to the rubbish bin during the execution stage of a project. This plan is what helps your business deliver on its potential and execute on strategy.
Vision Without Execution Is Hallucination [Video]
Project Risk Coach
APRIL 8, 2016
The post Vision Without Execution Is Hallucination [Video] appeared first on If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. What tips do you have to help project managers explain the WHY of their projects?
3 Project Reporting Scenarios Your Executives will Love
Brad Egeland
SEPTEMBER 22, 2017
One of the most common challenges faced by senior executives is a lack of visibility into ongoing and proposed projects. When this happens, projects are in trouble beyond rescue before anyone notices, approved projects may not be aligned with the strategic objectives, and good resources can be way under-or way over-allocated. It doesn’t have to be that way! Read the full article
Video: Execution Control - transform your team into 'Superman'
Hydra
MARCH 26, 2018
What is 'Execution Control' and how could it transform your team into 'Superman' to unlock your organisations full productivity potential? At Hydra we understand how hard it is delivering your projects on time and on budget, and the many challenges to overcome to ensure your projects and services perform at their optimum. Standardisation
How to Get Buy-In for a New Project Management Tool From Your Executive Team
LiquidPlanner
AUGUST 9, 2016
If you’ve found a new project management tool that you’re confident will solve all of your team’s problems and deliver project success, you’re going to have to sell the idea to your Executive Team. In business, change comes with a price.
3 Project Reporting Scenarios Your Senior Executives Will Love
Brightwork
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
One of the most common challenges faced by senior executives is a lack of visibility into ongoing and proposed projects. that will give your senior executives the necessary visibility they need into project statuses, resources, and the project pipeline in order to be able to make decisions and provide guidance to keep projects on track.
Why Project Managers Need Business Analysts for Project Success
Project Risk Coach
APRIL 16, 2018
2=Planning 3=Execution 4=ControlOvercome three of the biggest factors in challenged and failed projects The Standish Group says three of the biggest factors that lead to failed and challenged projects are: Lack of user input. Incomplete requirements. Changing requirements.
The What, Why, and How of Project Requirements
Project Risk Coach
APRIL 9, 2018
2=Planning 3=Execution Project Scope ManagementLearn technical skills to accelerate your projects through requirements development How big of a deal are project requirements?
7 Sharp Ways to Improve Project Quality
Project Risk Coach
MARCH 26, 2018
2=Planning 3=Execution 4=Control Project Quality ManagementPoor project quality can have profound effects on projects resulting in rework, schedule delays, higher cost, frustration, morale problems, and lack of customer satisfaction. Project managers cannot afford to miss the mark here.
How to Improve the Performance of Your Project Teams
Project Risk Coach
APRIL 10, 2017
Develop and execute a training plan. 3=Execution Project Resource ManagementEver watched what happens when a new team is formed? Maybe you’ve seen a new team of little league baseball players, a music group, a civic group, or a business team.
The ESP connection
The Lazy Project Manager
NOVEMBER 18, 2017
Does the executive team interact with project sponsors on a regular basis, perhaps are they even the executive sponsors themselves? project management apm Chaneg ESP executives ipma lazy management Manager peter taylor PMI programme project project speaker sponsorship
ABI Evaluation
The Lazy Project Manager
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
TAKE THE TEST: Think of your own organisation and (honestly) decide if you are an ‘A’, ‘B’ or ‘I’ type of executive team? You might even take it down to the individual executive team member (or make it personal to yourself perhaps) asking ‘is this person’, or ‘am I’ an ‘A’, ‘B’ or ‘I’ type?
37 Practical Ways to Improve Your Project Communication
Project Risk Coach
FEBRUARY 27, 2017
Develop and execute a communications plan. 2=Planning 3=Execution Project Communications ManagementAre you looking for ways to improve your project communication? You’re not alone.
The What, Why, and How of Project Requirements
Project Risk Coach
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
2=Planning 3=Execution Business Analyst requirementsLearn technical skills to accelerate your projects through requirements development How big of a deal are project requirements?
How to Recognize and Reward Your Project Teams
Project Risk Coach
APRIL 17, 2017
As you execute the program, ask for feedback from your team members. 3=Execution Project Resource ManagementPeople grow tired of working for unappreciative organizations. If it goes on long enough, the top performers get frustrated and leave.
How Do You Respond to Project Conflicts?
Project Risk Coach
APRIL 24, 2017
3=Execution Project Resource ManagementProject managers, team members, and other stakeholders have disagreements, some heated, some not. What’s important is how you respond to project conflicts? Conflicts can be beneficial if handled in an open, transparent manner.
Do You Make These Quality Management Mistakes?
Project Risk Coach
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
In the quality assurance process, the project manager and team ensure that the quality plan is actually being executed. 2=Planning 3=Execution 4=Control Project Quality ManagementLast week, I talked about How to Develop a Quality Management Plan.
How to Facilitate the Resolution of Conflicting Ideas
Project Risk Coach
JUNE 10, 2016
1=Initiation 3=Execution stakeholdersHave you ever encountered conflicting ideas when facilitating change within a department, business unit, or across an organization? Do you often see resistance to your change efforts?
5 Things New Team Members Want to Know
Project Risk Coach
JUNE 4, 2016
3=Execution teamGot any new team members? Tom replaced Bill as a developer at the midpoint of a software development project for an insurance company.
Work Performance Data, Work Performance Information, and Work Performance Reports
Deep Fried Brain
FEBRUARY 2, 2014
Commonly Confused Concepts Executing Monitoring and Controlling PMBOK Process Groups Study NotesIn 2009, I did a series of posts on Work Performance Information, Work Performance Measurements and Performance Reports, highlighting how the PMBOK® Guide, Fourth Edition was utterly confusing.
How to Manage a Project Like No Other
Project Risk Coach
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
1=Initiation 2=Planning 3=Execution 4=ControlLife is filled with new adventures and experiences. Remember the first time you rode a bike, climbed a tree, or took a job. New adventures are exciting, but they can be filled with great uncertainty.
Quote of the Day
Herding Cats
MARCH 6, 2018
A good plan, violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week – General George S. Patton. Quotes
Give me ‘C’
The Lazy Project Manager
MARCH 11, 2016
level executives ipma lazy project manager peter taylor PMI pmo pmp project project author project manager project speaker survey
Should a sponsor be able to delegate?
Ron Rosenhead
APRIL 5, 2016
Strategies for Project Sponsorship Performance management report for project sponsors- must do… project sponsorship delegation project executive project management project managers project sponsorThis was a question that set me thinking. However, let me give you some background.
Agile at Scale – Outcome Driven (or Broken)
Tyner Blain
MAY 24, 2017
At scale, if you are not driving your execution through a focus on outcomes, I don’t believe you are actually faster – you’re only different. They share an understanding of their ability to execute against the design.
Project Managers Change the World
Project Bliss
DECEMBER 19, 2017
The idea must be put into motion – it must be executed. Someone needs to turn that idea into a plan and execute it. Big ideas take teams of people working together turning the idea into a plan and executing on it.
What Can a Project Manager Do Next? The Project Manager Career Ladder
Project Bliss
OCTOBER 3, 2017
You would evaluate whether the organization could improve the way projects are executed and determine if the projects are delivering the expected benefits. You’d have more interaction with executives to discuss overall direction to understand the corporate strategy.
The Project Sponsor Role: How a Great Project Sponsor Helps you Succeed
Project Bliss
AUGUST 8, 2017
These are ways that he sets you up for success in the beginning, and continues to provide support throughout execution. Additionally, if there’s a change in scope or need for additional funding during execution, the project sponsor supports the request for additional budget needs.
Project Management Basic Steps: the Minimum Viable Project Management
Project Bliss
APRIL 16, 2018
You’ll also be able to maintain focus throughout execution since you know what’s supposed to be included – and what’s not. If you’re giving reports to executives, they’ll want to see the higher-level information.
The Potential of Agile
Tyner Blain
JUNE 11, 2017
When an executive, too far removed from what makes creating products hard thinks of “agile” as a silver bullet it becomes difficult to manage expectations. It is precisely that potential which inspires not-yet-informed executives to learn about how agile could help them.
How to Create a Project Assumptions List: Examples and Template Included
Project Bliss
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Vendor contracts will be fully executed within two months of vendor selection. Project will follow waterfall methodology throughout execution.
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