Change is inevitable in the life cycle of a project. Being able to adapt to and navigate change is important for project success and can give you an advantage over your competitors. However, there is no denying that making alterations to a project can be challenging, disruptive, and daunting. This…
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Improving project controls in project management means focusing on what is physically happening on the project and comparing this to what was planned. 10 ways project controls can be improved are: Automate data collection and analysis Adopt project management methodologies Implement a robust change control process Use project management software…
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Does your company focus on change-makers? If you are uncertain why this is an important question, here is another one: What makes the difference between a project team that repeatedly overspends, misses deadlines, reduces overall profit, and just about scrapes by and a project team that can turn this scenario…
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Projects fail. All the time. According to the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) 2021 Pulse of the Profession report, a staggering 48%[1] of energy projects in 2020 were failures. So it’s natural to ask: why do projects fail? Back in 2007 the PMI’s researchers broke the reasons for project failure down into…
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The tyranny of choice: does it seem like are too many project management tools out there to choose from? Why are there so many different types of tools (and whilst we are at it, why do so many have three-word acronyms like ERP, PPM, PSA, CPM, etc)? The answer is…
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