PMOs That Deliver Value

In today’s project management world, the term “at speed” has become clear to many as being “at the speed of change.” Meaning that with so many focal points of a program/project, a plethora of in motion elements with inter-value stream (swim lane, or whatever you...
To PMO or Not to PMO; That is the Question

To PMO or Not to PMO; That is the Question

My career (and more recently my company) has been built on being an independent consultant or voice for those programs or projects that are leaders within the constructs of a Project (Program) Management Office. The reasoning is/was always clear to me, but the...

Thoughts from the Panel Discussion

This week I had the privilege of being a guest panelist at the Stratosphere Digital Transformation conference in Denver Colorado. It was so great to meet so many people who are now embarking on their own digital transformation journeys as well as a few of us seasoned...

Keep Them Doggies Rolling

So, you’ve selected your system integrator partner, third-party vendors, and independent consultants. The contracts are ready and being reviewed, and the troops are already arriving at your organizations campus reporting for duty. Wait… Wha? But the contact hasn’t...

Year-End Holidays: What to Expect and Plan For

So there is a large crawl through the US holiday season near year-end that program leadership tends to desire a push through, or schedule deadlines in, and can at times overlook the realities that the holidays create for digital business transformation programs.What I...