Project Portfolio Management

Closing the agile achievement gap

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:18:09 -0500

Here’s an agile cautionary tale: a certain US-based bank wanted to be faster on its feet, transform end-to-end customer experiences, and gain an edge over newer, nimbler fintech competitors. So, naturally, it turned to the agile playbook—the set of practices derived from software development to bring...

Featured Resource: What to Know About Project Management Software Prices in 2022

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 13:10:15 -0500

Need Project Management software but not sure what to pay? Don't get confused by complicated pricing and hidden fees. If you want to know if the asking price is fair, read this guide.

Featured Resource: Software Advice’s Guide to Buying Project Management Software

Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0500

This guide is based on extensive market research and covers the top requested features directly from Software Advice’s buyers. Learn what system is the best choice for your business size and review a full list of project management features with examples that will give you the competitive advantage. In addition, a Software Advice expert will help analyze your unique business needs and set you up with free product demos and price information.

7 Ways to Become a Proactive Leader

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 01:00:00 -0500

To some people, leadership comes naturally. They are born with it; they grew up with great leaders, it is in their genetics, etc. To others, it has to be studied. There are also people who had...

How to Build a Successful (and Sustainable) Team

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 03:00:00 -0500

Leaders often believe progress is the primary characteristic of a successful team in business, since productivity and innovation drive revenue. However...

The End Of Management As We Know It

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 03:00:00 -0500

No career is likely to change more in the years ahead than management. A decade from now it won’t be recognizable. Most managers understand this, and a new survey indicates that...

What I Learned From (Almost) Getting Fired As CFO Of Microsoft North America

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 04:00:00 -0400

I sat across the table from my boss in his private conference room in Building 34, Microsoft global headquarters in Redmond, Washington – and all I could think was, “This can’t be happening!” But it was happening. I was about to...

10 principles for great leadership, according to Disney’s CEO

Fri, 25 Oct 2019 04:00:00 -0400

He now makes $66 million a year as the CEO of Disney, but Bob Iger’s rise to the top wasn’t exactly easy. The Long Island native had to work odd jobs starting at the age of 13 to help support himself. As a teenager...

Featured Resource: Complete Project & Quality Management Certification Bundle

Tue, 10 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Scrum is the most popular hybrid of AGILE it provides a framework that allows teams to address complex adaptive problems, while efficiently and creatively delivering products, services, or results of the highest possible value to their internal and external customers.

Agile Planning: A Step-by-Step Guide

Fri, 21 Jun 2019 02:00:00 -0400

Overwhelmingly, the world is going agile – a whopping 71% of organizations have adopted agile methodologies, and 90% of agile projects have faster time to market than the average for traditional project management. A key contributor to the success of agile is a different approach to planning.

What is agile planning?...

The World’s Most Influential CMOs 2019

Fri, 21 Jun 2019 01:00:00 -0400

When Kristin Lemkau oversaw the launch of last fall’s #ThisMama work featuring tennis great Serena Williams, she saw a championship winner. “Best piece of work I’ve ever been a part of,” she tweeted to her more than 12,000 followers at the time. “Being a Mom is...

How collective intelligence can prevent business meltdowns

Tue, 04 Jun 2019 02:00:00 -0400

On April 19, the car rental giant Hertz hit its former digital services partner Accenture with a $32 million lawsuit claiming breach of contract for a failed redesign of its website and mobile apps. Hertz hired the consulting firm in August 2016 to redefine...

8 Habits Of Highly Effective Managers

Mon, 06 May 2019 04:00:00 -0400

I was interviewing for a management role with four direct reports. While I love developing people, I think the rest of the job could be as fun as learning Mandarin (which is widely known as the hardest language to learn).

One night...

Are you delegating too much?

Wed, 24 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Effective managers empower their employees to be accountable and provide them with enough creative and intellectual stimulation to remain engaged. Delegating work can help ensure your employees are exposed to work that is diverse and challenging-but...

Productivity without micromanaging: the gentle art of nagging

Mon, 22 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0400

Here’s a question many managers struggle with: How do I get my employees to follow instructions without having to keep nagging them?

You may feel like a micromanaging pest, and...

Where do you start when a team is broken?

Mon, 22 Apr 2019 03:00:00 -0400

One of my friends just took over a new team and found… far more of a situation than she was expecting. She faced a choice: commit to the turnaround, or switch to something that seems like a better bet.

Of course...

Five skills a first-time manager should learn right away

atimsit@qz.com — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0400

Managing people is hard. Among other things, it typically involves filling out tedious amounts of paperwork and dealing with office politics on a whole other level. But it’s especially difficult for first-time managers, who...

How Do You Define A Leader’s Role In A Project-Based World?

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Millennials might seem like office newcomers, but this young generation has quietly become the largest portion of the U.S. labor force and is molding the workplace of tomorrow to meet its needs.

One of the most exciting ways that work structures are shifting relates to...

Stop Managing Employees from the Conference Room: Move to the Front Lines

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Managers today shoulder more responsibility than ever before: Quarterly, weekly, even daily goals. Keeping existing clients satisfied while also bringing new ones on board. Maintaining budgets. And of course...

9 Best Practices To Master The New Performance Review

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Grab your slate chalkboard and jot this down: “The old performance management model is dead.” But of course you don’t own a slate chalkboard, because its time has come and gone. And just as it no longer makes sense to use an antiquated method to take notes...

When To Kill (And When To Recover) A Failed Project

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 08:47:45 -0400

The project is behind schedule. The pilot has failed to meet expectations. Several key team members have already said good-bye. An important vendor has just discontinued an essential component. The decisive moment has arrived. Is it time to kill the project or press forward in a new direction? That's a simple question. An equally simple answer, however,...

9 Best Practices To Master The New Performance Review

Wed, 09 Aug 2017 07:12:32 -0400

Grab your slate chalkboard and jot this down: "The old performance management model is dead." But of course you don't own a slate chalkboard, because its time has come and gone. And just as it no longer makes sense to...

Want To Be A Great CEO? Be A Great Product Manager First

Mon, 17 Apr 2017 10:18:28 -0400

There are many paths to becoming a CEO, some more beneficial than others. After all, getting there is important, but once you are in charge, what you do -- and how you do it -- is what matters the most. One guy who knows is Gregg Johnson, the CEO of Invoca, the call intelligence company (they capture data from incoming phone calls to provide marketing, sales, and customers insights) who last year...

Crash Course For New Managers

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 07:48:59 -0400

When you move from being an individual contributor to overseeing the work of others, you'll face a whole set of new challenges. The truth is that the skills that made you a great team player won't necessarily make you a great manager. This 90-minute webinar sets you on the right course to developing a set of skills that can help you manage people, organize a productive team, and deliver results...

Metric Of The Month: Performance Management Cost

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 11:04:08 -0500

With 2017 budgets now wrapped up, CFOs are preparing to kick off the new race toward financial performance targets. Why not take a moment to consider your organization's true philosophy toward investment in finance staff, analytical skills, and enabling technology? Do operating executives really have your back? Or...

How To Effectively Hire And Manage Remote Employees

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 05:34:57 -0500

Work has changed. The office is no longer the center of the universe. In today's connected world, more employees are doing work "out there"--either face-to-face with customers, in far-flung locations or simply in their pajamas. This has created new challenges and questions for managers and supervisors:...

How To Relax, Be Present, And Lead

Tue, 18 Oct 2016 11:03:37 -0400

Cathy Rose Salit, author of Performance Breakthrough, describes how her simple method for staying composed during stressful situations can improve your performance in the office. [Video]

How do CFOs feel about the future of cash management?

Mon, 27 Jun 2016 11:02:20 -0400

CFO Research conducted a global survey of senior finance executives at large companies, to examine the pressures they face in providing timely, accurate cash reporting and cash forecasting to business decision makers across the enterprise. This report is based on...