Posts by Kevin Lonergan
When Agile is not working, ask this ….
Agile project management contains many excellent ideas, which can and should make a real positive difference in the delivery of projects. However, as is often the case when new ideas come along that seem to show great promise, the reality falls a long way short of the promise. What we are seeing more and…
Read MoreWhat goes wrong with Projects
Why Projects ‘fail’: most common project issues Every year organisations spend vast sums on initiatives typically described as ‘projects’. Every year, there are countless examples of poor delivery performance or major disappointment with their outcome. Results of asking the question literally hundreds of times: PMIS has delivered project management training to leading companies for well…
Read MoreTips for Project Managers
Hints and Tips for Project Managers – for Beginners & Experienced Being the manager of a project of significant scale and importance could be one of the most rewarding things you do in your career. It could also be one of the most demanding. Projects can be very challenging and the role of the project manager…
Read MoreLeadership and Teamworking
How to improve: Leadership, Team working and Communication People deliver projects, not processes. Successful project management (or is it leadership) requires a combination of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills. Achieving the right level of consistency of “methods” on projects through common processes is important. However, if a project environment does not demonstrate true ‘team spirit’, especially in challenging times,…
Read MoreProject Management Templates – Free to use
Business Case, Charter, Risk Register and more: No registration required Terms of Use: The following templates can be used freely by commercial organisations for their internal use only. By downloading any template from this web page you are agreeing to these terms and conditions. Applicability and Tailoring The templates are aimed more at commercial environments, where processes tend…
Read MoreProject Governance
Governance of Project Management (GoPM) Relationship to Corporate Governance Corporate Governance responsibilities define executive accountabilities and responsibilities for the management of the performance of an enterprise. Following well-publicised events in recent times, the responsibilities of Corporate Executives towards Governance have been extended, for example in the area of the provision of corporate performance information, especially…
Read MoreHow do you Plan a Project?
Practical Guidance on Planning Projects: How do you Plan a Project? It could easily take a whole book to cover this question. In this article, we cover the most important things we always need to do. We also include many lessons learned from practical experience and share many tips that will increase the prospects of…
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