8 Ways COVID-19 will forever change how we conduct business
Moira Alexander2020-04-23T23:11:43+00:008 Ways COVID-19 will forever change how we conduct business View Moira Alexander’s article as it’s published on Source link
Build highly productive crews with these 10 construction apps for QuickBooks Online Advanced
Moira Alexander2020-03-02T15:34:00+00:00While shrinking margins and high competition are impacting the construction industry these days, there are opportunities for companies to do things more efficiently, says Christopher Cook, a construction project manager with more than 40 major projects under his belt and author of “The Entrepreneurial Project Manager.” One of the changes [...]
5 legal apps to elevate your law practice with QuickBooks Online Advanced
Moira Alexander2020-03-02T15:34:47+00:00In a recent survey of 350 lawyers across Canada and the United States, Robert Half’s Future Law Office 2020 report reflected on the top four issues that respondents believe will impact the legal industry over the next five years. The survey revealed these issues: View Moira Alexander’s article as it’s [...]
Project management v. business process management: What you need to know
Moira Alexander2020-01-24T16:06:07+00:00These two roles are intertwined, but they are separate and distinct disciplines. Project management has a defined start and end; it doesn't have any ongoing stages or components like process management does. Projects accomplish specific objectives within a set timeline and follow five unique phases: initiation, planning, execution, [...]
How to Align Projects Management With Your Business Strategy
Moira Alexander2020-01-24T16:10:12+00:00With escalating global competition and complex operating environments, C-level executives will increasingly need to call on their project management offices to ensure all activities align with the overall strategic vision of the business. Project management office (PMO) professionals hold significant knowledge that can help ensure alignment for businesses [...]
Why your business strategies must constantly change
Moira Alexander2020-01-24T16:06:30+00:00Change is the one true constant in business. Having defined processes in place to effectively manage change can help companies sustain success.“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” -Lao Tzu View Moira Alexander’s article as it’s published on Source link
Using KPIs to measure a project team's effectiveness
Moira Alexander2020-01-13T00:13:33+00:00Key performance indicators play an indispensable role in project management and aid in measuring the success or failure of project activities. Understanding KPIs and selecting the ones that are best-suited to measuring a specific project team’s performance is not always easy. Key performance indicators (KPI) serve an essential role as [...]
How project managers can master transformational change
Moira Alexander2020-01-24T16:11:24+00:00Although change management and project management can be mutually exclusive disciplines, the combined efforts of both can create a powerful instrument for creating transformational change that produces more successful business outcomes (includes infographic). Before you can help implement change management, you need to understand what this broadly used term in [...]
How to connect business strategy with project management
Moira Alexander2020-02-12T00:22:03+00:00Making the connection between your business strategy and project management isn't easy, but it is necessary if projects are going to serve a purpose and meet inherent business needs. Here are some things you can do to make the connection. To align business goals with project management (PM), [...]
What is an EPMO? The organizational key to project success
Moira Alexander2020-01-24T16:09:08+00:00An enterprise project management office (EPMO) differs from a traditional PMO in that it operates at a strategic level in collaboration with executives to ensure projects and portfolio activities are conducting to the benefit of the overall business. One of the most common reasons for project failure is the misalignment [...]
How to develop a PMO strategic plan
Moira Alexander2020-01-24T16:09:56+00:00Developing a PMO strategic plan that ensures high alignment with business objectives is no light task. Here are the key steps to effectively launching your project management office’s strategic plan.Strategic-level (PMOs), also known as enterprise project management offices, are essential in developing, maintaining and communicating effective project, program and portfolio [...]
When hiring a project manager, how important is direct industry or product experience?
Moira Alexander2020-01-13T21:20:49+00:00Experience is something employers ask for in job postings, yet don't always get with candidates. We explore how important industry or product experience really is when it comes to project management. When I hire project managers, there is always a base skill set that I look for--more personality traits than [...]