The Key to Continuous Process Improvement Projects
Before diving into the CIP pool, consider whether doing the process improvement project makes sense in the big-picture direction your agency wants to head
Project Management
3 Ways Around Governmental Red Tape On The Way To Project Completion
Governmental red tape too often does nothing more than tie everyone’s hands behind their backs. This is a persistent problem I dealt with when fulfilling a request for proposal. The agency we were working with was interested in the prospect of outsourcing. Unfortunately, the procurement office knew so little about our industry that every conference callRead… Read more »
The Umbrella of Program Governance
All of the topics – principles, processes and practices ‒ in this series of blogs belong under an umbrella of governance.
Should you learn ITTOs by Heart for the PMP Exam?
Many project managers have successfully passed the PMP exam without any memorization. Here’s what you need to know.
In The End Project Management is About Risk Management
This is the last in the series of blogs about project management on federal projects. To wrap up, here’s the most important topic: risk management.
This Govie Has Something to Teach About Project Management
Meet Joseph Seebode, the 2017 SAMMIE’s finalist who’s spent three decades with the Army Corps of Engineers managing massive recovery efforts and other high-impact projects.
How to Reward Star Employees When Money Isn’t an Option
Performance-based reward systems can have significant effects on employee motivation. This sounds simple but is actually very difficult to implement. Learn how you can best reward and motivate your agency’s employees.
Managing Risk as Opportunity
Good risk management is not about fear of failure; it is about removing barriers to success. This is when opportunity management emerges.
3 Reasons You Should Automate Employee Performance Management
There are a number of benefits to automating the employee performance management process. Read them here!
Project Management: Now for the Hard Part
With the principles, practices and processes in place, we need to pull all these together into a coherent program management process.