How to Improve Meetings with a Terms of Reference
Create a meeting terms of reference with this template structure and streamline your committees.
Glossary
A collection of blog articles about common terms and topics in project management.
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How to use the SCARF framework as a manager
Carole Osterweil explains the SCARF framework as a way understand and respond to behaviour – both from yourself and others.
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Agile Teams: Roles & Structures That Work
Learn what makes up an Agile team and the roles you’ll find within it, along with the team structures to use to set up your agile team for success.
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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?
Unlock the power of organizational process assets to maximize project success. Learn how to use them effectively in project management with PMI guidelines.
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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction
Here’s an introduction to project steering groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project.
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Business Acumen for Project Managers [Free Checklist]
Business acumen is an important skill for a project manager to possess. Do you have it? Want to acquire it? Here are my tips and I’ve included a free checklist to boost your business acumen.
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What is a virtual team?
Learn what makes a team virtual – it’s not what you might think! Location and technology shape how virtual teams come together to do great work.
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Expected Monetary Value (EMV): A Project Manager’s Guide
Learn what Expected Monetary Value is and how to apply it in project management. Spoiler: It’s not that hard as techniques go!
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How to do Rolling Wave Planning
Rolling wave planning, also known as progressive elaboration, is an iterative planning technique to use when it’s difficult (or pointless) to schedule too far ahead. The APM Planning, Scheduling, Monitoring and Control Guide (2015) defines rolling wave planning as ‘the planning density that is achieved at different moments in time. Primarily more detailed planning in…
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The 7-S Framework: Project Management Remix
Learn more about the 7-S framework and how it can help your projects stay aligned with your organization’s goals.
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Capacity Planning: The Secret to Successful Projects
Learn why capacity planning for project resources could be your secret weapon for ensuring an on time, low stress delivery.
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Project Forecasting 101
William W. Davis, forecasting superhero, joins us again to help explain project forecasting and how to make it easier.
