The management of a single project often appears simple. Plan, execute, deliver. Occasionally, that works. Often, the ‘unknown unknowns’ trip us up. Increasing the opportunity for finding the unknowns occurs with collaboration. Different people, different experiences, different projects, all adds to the mix in teams and, with communication, the unknowns are minimised. The Project Management Body of Knowledge presents a framework that enables project teams to know what they need […]

Business management is about ‘knowing’ how the business is tracking. Frequently this is presented historically a few weeks after closing a financial period. Generally, ‘too late’ to fix potentially major issues. A key goal of ‘Managing by Project’ is knowledge management. Getting access to real-time data, key performance indicators, and dashboards that focus attention where it is needed. The most common issue is ‘where is the data?’ and the answer […]