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When the Project Sponsor is just too important to be effective
A genuine interest in the success of the project Sufficient “clout” and credibility to argue for the project’s priority against other projects Availability to give ad hoc direction, sign off key...
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Of pointy umbrellas on public transport
Collapsed umbrellas a temple in Japan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) From commuting in wet weather to stakeholder management. No really – stay with me…I commute to and through central London on a daily...
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Book Review: Project Psychology by Sharon De Mascia
Gower Publishing Ltd, Farnham, Surrey ISBN 978-0566089428, 181 pages, £60 RRP (review copy provided free of charge) This book addresses a gap in the Project Management literature – how people and...
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What has the PMO ever done for us?
With all due acknowledgement (and apologies) to Monty Python’s Flying Circus, whose film The Life of Brian inspired this post. THE INTERIOR OF A DIRTY CITY PUB. A SHADY BACK ROOM WITH A CONSPIRATORIAL...
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Book Review: Gower Handbook of People in Project Management by Dennis Lock...
Gower Publishing Ltd, Farnham, Surrey ISBN 978-1409437857, 908 pages, £100 RRP (electronic review copy provided free of charge) Rating: *** Let me start by saying that this is BIG book. As it would...
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PMO services – time to raise your sights?
A while ago now I was asked to give a talk about the history and evolution of PMOs (“Everything you wanted to know about PMOs in roughly 60 minutes”) on behalf of the APM’s PMOSIG to an evening meeting...
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Spontaneous teams – the best kind?
Escalator at London Bridge Station, London I recently saw a great example of spontaneous teamwork. I was making my way up one of those very long escalators you find in London tube stations. Some way...
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