The Importance of Management Roles in Business Transformation
5 years 4 weeks agoWhy Becoming A Data Scientist Is NOT Actually Easier Than You Think?
5 years 5 weeks agoThe Importance of Time Management
5 years 5 weeks agoWhen we talk about time management, we are referring to effectively managing time to make sure we spend the correct amount of time for each action. Effective time management enables people to allot specific time slots in their schedule for tasks and activities according to their significance. Time management helps us make the best use of our time. In today’s world, with so many time
Operational Excellence
5 years 5 weeks agoOperational Excellence, the alignment of organization’s culture and climate
By Arash Dowlatshahi, Director of Project Services, Aegion
Going Agile
5 years 6 weeks agoMany organizations try to catapult into agility. Striving to instantaneously transform their traditional practices and culture. Unfortunately, this strategy is usually painful and often fails.
The Scrum Guide states, “Scrum is easy to understand, but difficult to master.” Basic
Going Agile
5 years 6 weeks agoMany organizations try to catapult into agility. Striving to instantaneously transform their traditional practices and culture. Unfortunately, this strategy is usually painful and often fails.
The Scrum Guide states, “Scrum is easy to understand, but difficult to master.” Basic
PMI Goes Agile
5 years 12 weeks agoThe Project Management Institute (PMI) is making a bold pivot toward agile. As a project manager and an agilist, I am excited by these moves. At the same time, it is hard to envision both this transition and the future state.
In this article, I share some of my thoughts about the upcoming changes to the Project Management Professional (PMP®) exam and
Why People Skills are Important
5 years 13 weeks agoTraditional project management concepts focus on processes, timelines and budgets, but forget the human aspect of the project management. The human relations approach to project management has gained increasing acceptance because project managers have realized the importance of focusing on the human aspects in this sphere. These aspects relate to people’s skills, their communication and
The Phantom Schedule
5 years 15 weeks agoConstruction planner and scheduler Frank Lee was at it again. He was in the process of creating and developing another phantom project schedule for the Project Control Manager. The initiative started when the Project Manager complained to the Project Controls Manager.
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” he said, “… this schedule forecast and progress report is garbage! It has been
