It’s Not Full Time Jobs

The future of our growth economy may not be the classic old 25 to 30 year desk job at a big corporation anymore. In fact it probably hasn’t been that type of work configuration for quite some time now. The more tangible future may just be in a derivation of what some have called theContinue reading “It’s Not Full Time Jobs”

People First (PF): Advisory Committee

I have found it to be very valuable to have a list of folks who are willing to answer any questions I might have, regardless of how silly, picayune, or trivial they might seem to them. During my Information Technology (IT) career, I had lots of opportunities to meet people in many industries, various levelsContinue reading “People First (PF): Advisory Committee”

Portfolio Project Management – Level Zero

Portfolio Management is an organization’s process for capturing, vetting, budgeting and scheduling the execution of Work Requests from the users and other contributors within an organization. A fundamental working assumption for any Portfolio Management process is that it has a high probability of changing on a regular basis to take advantage of new thinking, changingContinue reading “Portfolio Project Management – Level Zero”

How Many P’s in Your PMO?

Many years ago, I decided that we should not limit ourselves to only three PMOs: Even though these were very obvious and have immediate value to those who sought more management for these functions, I still thought there could be MORE. I started writing notes about how to structure and operate these initial three PMOsContinue reading “How Many P’s in Your PMO?”

Do you Have an Agenda

If you are scheduling or holding a meeting and you DON’T have an Agenda, then I suggest you cancel your meeting and prepare an agenda ASAP. Usually, there are people who are interested in the outcome of a meeting who will contribute to the items that they would like to have ON the agenda soContinue reading “Do you Have an Agenda”