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Project Management Visibility is a Two-Way Street
By Ty Kiisel · 13 years ago
I think most of us would agree that top-to-bottom visibility is something most executives expect to achieve with their project management tools.
That being said, what about visibility from the bottom to the top?
As ...
Too Many Good Ideas, Not Enough Resources
By Ty Kiisel · 13 years ago
I think one of the biggest challenges facing business leaders today is sifting through all the potential projects that cross their desks and deciding which initiatives are worth pursuing and which aren't.
Recently, I got ...
I'm Putting a Man on the Moon
By Ty Kiisel · 13 years ago
Although there might be a hundred different was to say it, business leaders are most concerned about profits. Profits drive business success. For most businesses, a failure to generate profits doesn't bode well for long-term ...
Why Do So Many IT Projects Fail?
By Ty Kiisel · 13 years ago
That's the $10 million question, isn't it?
The C-suite points at their PMO and project managers. They in turn point at individual project team members and right back up to the C-suite. Everyone points at ...
Effective Project Management Meets the Needs of Executives, Project Managers, and Project Teams
By Ty Kiisel · 13 years ago
While speaking with a colleague of mine about project management and project management software yesterday, we discussed what organizations that do project-based work need—and what any business project management software should include—to help organizations focus ...
Next Generation Project Managers and Project Portfolio Management Software
By Ty Kiisel · 13 years ago
Although this isn't directly a follow-up to an article I wrote about why end-users matter, I think it might be relevant to the issues we were discussing about ease of use and engaging end users ...
Why Do End Users Matter?
By Ty Kiisel · 13 years ago
There are literally dozens of project management software solutions available in today's market. In fact, it seems like almost every day there is a new solution that comes up in my Google Alerts. How is ...
Four Questions to Ask Before You Start Any Project
By Ty Kiisel · 13 years ago
Covered Wagons and the Oregon Trail
As covered wagons made their way along the Oregon Trail headed for the gold fields of California or the lush timber of Oregon, whenever the wagon wheels started to ...
Don't Be An Anti-Social Project Manager
By Ty Kiisel · 13 years ago
Whenever I speak with someone about project management and social media I tend to get one of two reactions. They either see the value right away or they don’t get it at all—dismissing the socialization ...
I Can See Clearly Now
By Ty Kiisel · 13 years ago
On the way home from work the other day, I stopped by the eye doctor to get my eyes checked and update my prescription. After a few minutes of "Is this better?" and other miscellaneous ...
Six Common Mistakes that Plague IT Projects
By Ty Kiisel · 13 years ago
As an "accidental" project manager, I used to think the challenges I faced and the mistakes I made were the result of my background (or lack of same). I have come to the conclusion that ...