Category: Project Management
Technology’s Role in Fulfilling the Mission
Dave talks to Carol Martinez about the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) use of technology to support the organization’s mission. At PMI, the technology goes beyond operations and management, thereby allowing Carol and her team to measure the global community impact of project management.
Close Every Technology Project With a Retrospective
When a big technology project like a system implementation finally launches, everyone is eager to move on to other things. But not so fast! While your memory is still fresh, this is the best opportunity you have as a project team to reflect and discover what you can do better during your next project. We can’t stress…
Project Portfolio Management Part III: Monitoring and Evaluation
Monitoring You have evaluated and prioritized projects, scheduled resources, and now the scheduled projects are underway. You may assume that your job is done. However, in the same way an investment manager’s job isn’t complete when the stocks are picked and the trades are completed, a project portfolio needs regular monitoring and evaluation. Your project…
Project Portfolio Management Part II: Resource Scheduling
Now that you have your list of prioritized projects, the project sponsors and stakeholders will be eager to get going. To determine when the work can start, you’ll need to answer the following questions… Serial vs. Parallel With answers to these questions, you should now have a better idea about the resources needed to successfully…
Project Portfolio Management Part I: Why You Need It
How Do You Manage Your Investment Portfolio? Imagine that your organization managed your investment portfolio by using any of the following principles: As part of their fiduciary responsibility to oversee the financial health of your organization, your board would not stand for this kind of investment “management.” And yet, not many organizations use a disciplined…
The Collabocast Gang Gets Worked Up
Once again, Dave and the collabocasters share what’s going on in their lives (who earned the Hapkido black belt?) as they weave through various association topics and have fun along the way.
Commencing with a Controversial Conversation
Season 6 kicks off with guests Loretta DeLuca and Brian Sheehan who, along with Dave, have a controversial conversation about topics they feel aren’t being addressed head-on in the association community.
Collabocast What’s Up, Association Entrepreneurship, and the Future (Part 2)
Listen up! This episode is part two of Dave’s conversation with fellow podcast hosts KiKi L’Italien, Joanna Pineda, Dave Will, and The Ben Muscolino. Dave and the gang talk about what’s happening with the podcast community, the ominous membership cliff, and association entrepreneurship.
Collabocast What’s Up, Association Entrepreneurship, and the Future
Listen up! For this episode, Dave is joined by fellow podcast hosts KiKi L’Italien, Joanna Pineda, Dave Will, and The Ben Muscolino. Dave and the gang talk about what’s happening with the podcast community, the ominous membership cliff, and association entrepreneurship.
Four Reasons to Consider Managed Services for Your Organization
You can save money by hiring outside firms to handle your organization’s accounts payable, benefits administration, and even IT support and network management. But that’s not why you should do it. Partner with a managed services provider (MSP) to increase your technology capabilities in these four ways: 1. Let staff focus on moving your organization…