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Three Tips for Managing Your Project Budget
Budget management is one of the fundamental components of strong project management. Without being able to effectively see where your...
martyschwan
Jul 1, 20222 min read
Benefits of a Consolidated PMO
There are many organizations with multiple business units all conducting and delivering project management services, many of which are...
martyschwan
Jun 24, 20222 min read
Tips for Detecting Staff Burnout
Since the great ‘work from home’ movement of 2020 the potential for burnout has increased commensurately. Burnout moves both silently and...
martyschwan
Jun 17, 20222 min read


Considerations for Switching from Onsite to Remote Delivery
The pandemic has globally shifted our mindset on how we can do project delivery. From projects that had team members on site full time...
martyschwan
Jun 9, 20222 min read


Enforcing Fixed Schedule in Your Contract
Writing a good contract is the first step to securing a good project. So many challenges can be averted by spending the time to put...
martyschwan
May 27, 20222 min read


How Innovation Can Help You Grow Your Business
Image courtesy of Unsplash In today’s business landscape, growing a company starts with how you think. You need to stay ahead of the...
Brittany Fisher
May 26, 20223 min read


Three Tips on Difficult Conversations
Difficult conversations are something we all need to do from time to time – either in our professional or personal lives. They are called...
martyschwan
May 23, 20222 min read


Developing Project Managers – Guidance vs Prescription
Developing and mentoring project managers can be a challenging task. You are training them to be leaders of their projects and as such...
martyschwan
May 17, 20222 min read


When Can a Meeting Be an Email?
We’ve all heard the collective groan of our fellow meeting attendees after what we perceive to be a worthless meeting saying “this...
martyschwan
May 6, 20222 min read


Key Components to a Resource Management Strategy
Developing a resource management strategy is not a simple or straightforward activity. It requires diligence, thought and a wide lens to...
martyschwan
Apr 30, 20222 min read


Elements of a Strong Steering Committee Presentation
A project of any significant size will more than likely have a steering committee made up of various executives from both the customer...
martyschwan
Apr 22, 20222 min read


Building an Effective PM Incentive Program
In our current job economy it’s most certainly on employers to provide incentive to good employees to not only stick around but also...
martyschwan
Apr 15, 20222 min read


PM Recruiting Tips
With global turnover rates being as high as they are today, organizations are putting an increased focus on retaining top talent but also...
martyschwan
Apr 8, 20222 min read


Culture is Intentional
There is a lot of talk these days about the “Great Resignation” where people are realizing the choices they have in front of them with...
martyschwan
Apr 1, 20222 min read


Letting Things Escalate for the Better
As project managers with some experience, we’ve all likely encountered a situation where something detrimental was happening on your...
martyschwan
Mar 25, 20223 min read


5 Steps to Becoming a “Coderpreneur”
Are you skilled in several programming languages? You could apply your coding talents as an entrepreneur! Today, companies across the...
Brittany Fisher
Mar 24, 20223 min read


Three Tips to Developing a Junior Project Manager
As we progress in our project management careers, ultimately at some point it will become a responsibility to mentor or develop a more...
martyschwan
Mar 18, 20222 min read


First Steps for Building a New PMO
So you’ve been tasked with building a Project Management Office (PMO) from the ground up – this is a great opportunity but also can be a...
martyschwan
Mar 11, 20223 min read


It Wasn’t What You Said. It’s How You Said It!
You’ve read or heard the phrase in various contexts. Probably in some comedy sketches, one of those that are painfully close to reality....
The Cultural Nomad
Feb 14, 20223 min read


How to Write Good Acceptance Criteria
Acceptance criteria should be in every contract you put out. Why? Well it described what you and your customer accept as the definition...
martyschwan
Feb 12, 20222 min read
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