Author Archives: PM Advisor

Originally posted on the ProjExc Project Excellence Blog on 17-Apr-08 At recent meetings with prospective clients, and chatting with fellow delegates at Project Management events, a number of people have talked to me about how their projects and programmes not delivering the benefits the business expected (not meeting objectives). No surprises for us, but interestingContinue reading “Realising Benefits”

Originally posted on the ProjExc Project Excellence Blog on 15-Apr-08 Project Excellence is increasingly becoming the key to business success. We often work with our clients on a “three-legged stool” model of project excellence and how to keep the balance right for business projects: Element 1 – Processes The first of the 3 elements ofContinue reading “Project Excellence – elements for success”

Originally posted on the ProjExc Project Excellence Blog on 14-Apr-08 Just popped up on the web, and neighbours of ours! According to their website, their principle aim is to develop real time, real life solutions that actually work for project managers and to use their experiences to guide the future development of practice. They aimContinue reading “Aston Centre for Project Management Practice”

Originally posted on the ProjExc Project Excellence Blog on 14-Apr-08 We have learnt that PPi, a leading learning solutions company, announced recently the acquisition of The Projects Group plc, a specialist Project and Programme Management Support organisation. The acquisition includes TPG Academy, TPG Consultancy and the newly launched TPG Knowledge Base. The acquisition of TPGContinue reading “The Projects Group (TPG) is acquired”

Originally posted on the ProjExc Project Excellence Blog on 14-Apr-08 Danube Technologies has recently released the latest version of their ScrumWorks Pro. ScrumWorks Pro is an Agile Project Management tool that helps track team progress through individual iterations and whole releases of software development. General aesthetic and usability improvements are key to the new release,Continue reading “Agile Project Management ScrumWorks Pro 3.0 released”

Originally posted on the ProjExc Project Excellence Blog on 10-Apr-08 At ProjExc we recognise that by the time a vacancy has been created, there is a need to source the best candidates (permanent or interim) quickly and efficiently. We offer a package of established and proven techniques, tools and templates, enabling rapid identification of theContinue reading “Project Management Recruitment”

Originally posted on the ProjExc Project Excellence Blog on 25-Mar-08 Sadly no surprises to those of us at ProjExc, from an article discussing the cost of failing to plan a project. For the full article, refer to onrec.com. The article explains that UK companies are wasting millions of pounds every day on development projects becauseContinue reading “The Cost of Failing to Plan”

Originally posted on the ProjExc Project Excellence Blog on 25-Mar-08 We’re currently trialling a new on-line tool which has captured our interest. Currently available as a free beta (they haven’t yet announced a release date for the final version), LiquidPlanner provides a means of organizing, assigning, and tracking tasks. It also includes tools that areContinue reading “Liquid Planner”

Originally posted on the ProjExc Project Excellence Blog on 20-Mar-08 Following on from the popular Six Sigma post our manufacturing and supply chain specialist Clifford Hobbs, delves into the world of Lean Methodologies. The whole article can be found on the ProjExc PM Portal. Most of the tools and techniques that underpin Lean thinking originatedContinue reading “Lean Methodology”

Originally posted on the ProjExc Project Excellence Blog on 17-Mar-08 I am getting close to publishing my favourite 10 lists to help project managers. It changes regularly, and there are lots to choose from. While we have a number of our own that we’ve built up at ProjExc, there are also some great lists outContinue reading “10 Useful Lists for Project Managers”