January 24, 2018 | Knowledge | Denise Gifford

Five Steps to Effective Consulting Relationships

Successful consultants are client-focused

The word “consultant” encompasses more professions than many people realize. If you work toward changing or improving a business situation—without having direct decision power over that situation—you’re consulting. “Consultant” might be in your job description, or it might not. Business …

January 8, 2018 | Knowledge | Dr. David Hillson

Two-Faced Risk Management

The benefits of lessons learned

Welcome to 2018! In many languages the month January is named after Janus the two-faced Roman god of doorways, and the start of a new year is traditionally a time for review, looking back at the past 12 months and …

November 9, 2017 | Insights | Helen S. Cooke

Leadership in Project Management Isn’t What You Think

The skills that define leadership often arise organically, not by force

When it comes to projects, we are often comfortable with identifying ourselves as executives or managers, but few of us describe ourselves as “leaders.” Others may put us into that category, but why are we hesitant to place ourselves under …

October 19, 2017 | Knowledge | Dr. David Hillson

Optimize Project Performance using Risk-Based Stakeholder Analysis

Are your stakeholders advocates, hindrances, or something in-between?

Most project managers understand that stakeholders possess and exercise various forms of power in the context of a project. The position adopted by stakeholders is likely to have a significant effect on whether or not a project succeeds, and stakeholders …

October 8, 2017 | Resources

6 Must-Reads About The Future of Work

Recent opinions, perspectives and research

The future of work is here, and it is also emerging before our eyes. Companies are adopting technologies that automate routine tasks (think chatbots, for example), and they are increasing the use of artificial intelligence, automation, robotics, and related tech …