Author Archive

In part 1 of this blog post I mentioned that it’s ESI’s 30th anniversary and how I stumbled into project management. In this second part I will look at the project management industry today.  The present  Today project management can be found in every industry sector around the world. From manufacturing to IT, and telecommunications to...
Read more »

Happy 30th Birthday to ESI! ESI has turned 30 years old and I’d like to reflect on what has changed in Project Management over this period. Thirty years ago project management was still a very process-driven approach that was confined to two basic industries: construction and defence.  The past Fresh out of graduate school with a master’s...
Read more »

Step 4—Increase Your PMO’s Value Now that you’ve identified the type of PMO you have, and have determined the value that it’s providing your organisation, let’s take a look at the ways you can increase its value across the organisation. Based on more than 28 years of experience in project management, ESI has developed the...
Read more »

Step 2—Determine What Type of PMO You Have Now that you’ve conducted an internal assessment, either through in-house staff or with the support of an outside consultant, you’ve effectively taken the “pulse” of your organisation. You know the views of others inside the organisation with respect to your PMO, and you may have developed...
Read more »

Key Functions of the PMO In 2005, Dr. Brian Hobbs, a well-known and respected researcher at the University of Quebec at Montreal, conducted a survey of 500 PMOs for a research initiative commissioned by the Project Management Institute (PMI®). The survey underscored the broad variation in activities and functions of each PMO participant. Of its...
Read more »

In today’s economy, every company and organisation is struggling to do more with less, and performance is paramount. This is true for public and private sector entities, as well as for non-profits. Which is why, in order to prevail in lean times, it’s essential to optimise every operation of your organisation, especially the project...
Read more »

I love to watch horseracing, especially America’s Triple Crown (Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes). The crowds, the call to the post, and the sounds of the announcer saying:  “and they’re off,” and, “coming in last is……the name of the poor horse that’s, well, last” never cease to excite me.  I immediately...
Read more »

Results of a new global study reveal that many organisations do not operate their Project/Programme Management Office (PMO) as effectively as they could.  While the majority of organisations across a variety of industries have reported they have one or more Project/Programme Management Offices  (PMO), its perceived value is not as high as one might think....
Read more »

Results of a new global study reveal that many organisations do not operate their Project/Programme Management Office (PMO) as effectively as they could. Of the 82 percent of organisations worldwide that reported having a PMO, more than half do not even measure PMO effectiveness. Additionally, the survey results show that as PMOs have matured,...
Read more »

My colleague Glenn Brule and I were invited to attend a session where a group of relatively high level executives at a major financial institution based in New York City were discussing issues surrounding the development of a business analysis center of excellence (BACOE).  This is actually quite a hot topic these days. To...
Read more »