change management Archives - Project Assistants

How to Overhaul a Culture of Project Malpractice

Expectations around project success are historically low across organizations. Poor results in the past have led many companies to believe that only a few projects will pan out, and executives often respond by thinking less is more and trying many different...

adminJun 27 change management, company culture, consequences of project failure, corporate culture, OCM, organization change management, project culture, Project Management, reason why projects fail, reasons why a project fails, Successful project management No Comments

General Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, Theory

5 Reasons Projects Fail: #2 Organizational Rigidity

This is part 4 of 5 of a series. To see the last post on “Unrealized benefits”, click here. Two million years ago, the climate and landscape of Africa was in flux. Over the course of 200,000 years, areas alternated between woodland and grassland...

adminJan 03 adapt, adaptability, change management, portfolio management, PPM, Project Management, survival of the fittest No Comments

Events, General Project Management, Microsoft Project

Agenda Announced for PMO Webinar

Building a PMO with Microsoft Project Date: Wednesday, December 6th, 2017 Time: 12pm PT /3pm ET Duration: 1 Hour Click Here to View a Recording of this past event

adminFeb 14 change management, Microsoft Project, PMO, Projec Managemen Office, project management webinar Comments Disabled

General Project Management, Project Leadership

Leadership Is Taken, Not Given – Part 3: Execution and Closeout

In our last post, we introduced the concept of Defining Moments for projects and their leaders. Unlike in life, they are predictable–they arise at certain points, or “hotspots,” of projects. We’ve already covered the hotspots pertaining...

adminFeb 04 change management, iron triangle, negotiate, negotiation, project cadence, project closeout, project control, project execution, project rhythm, triple constraint Comments Disabled

Current Events, General Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, Theory

Evolve or Die!

During attritive economic times, luck alone does not determine which organizations survive and which become extinct. There is a process of Survival of the Fittest that takes place, to where those who are most attuned to the economic climate, business...

adminFeb 25 change, change management, evolution, evolve 2 Comments