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11 Leadership Qualities of a Great Project Manager

Leadership is an essential and critical skill that can determine the magnitude of an individual’s achievements within their career. To be a successful and productive project manager, however, the qualities…

Ta'Rikah Jones | May 27, 2016 | 6 min read

Project Reporting

Six Secrets to Using Earned Value Management [Infographic]

Here is a simple definition of earned value: earned value is a way to measure project performance and progress. You take your plan and assign a value for each item or…

Ciara McDonnell | April 21, 2016 | 3 min read

Collaboration

3 Projects that Failed Miserably

Believe it or not, projects fail…all the time. And not just small projects from small organizations, but large ones of huge significance. Some of the most powerful companies in the world…

Ruairi O'Donnellan | March 15, 2016 | 7 min read

BrightWork

The Psychology of Project Leadership

The psychology of project leadership is an emerging cross-disciplinary field that seeks to integrate the study and practice of project leadership with the fundamentals of human psychology. Read more about…

Peter Doyle | March 8, 2016 | 4 min read

Collaboration | SharePoint

How to Add a Stakeholder Register to a SharePoint Project Site

It’s critical to keep your stakeholders happy, or at the very least, informed. If you have a good communication line with your stakeholders, this can often make all the difference…

Ciara McCarthy | January 7, 2016 | 5 min read

Project Reporting

Do You Know How To Create a Good Quality Successful Project Status Report?

There are many different formats and requirements for status reports in project and program management. It is always a balance between providing relevant data to make informed decisions without becoming…

Ken Martin | December 15, 2015 | 2 min read

Project Reporting

How To Handle Dependencies In Your Projects

Project Managers must be able to plan for and manage the dependencies among tasks in their projects they are going to have successful outcomes. Easily manage the project timeline…

Ken Martin | December 14, 2015 | 7 min read

Project Reporting | Risk Management

Are You Practicing Issue Management In Your Projects?

In the life cycle of any project, there will always be unexpected problems and issues that arise. Webinar: 3 Simple Steps for Managing Project Risks in SharePoint When…

Ken Martin | December 8, 2015 | 7 min read

Project Reporting | Risk Management

How to Manage Project Assumptions

As few projects start with absolute certainty, most projects will be based on many assumptions. An assumption is something you believe will be true in the future. Webinar: 3…

Ken Martin | December 3, 2015 | 7 min read

Portfolio Management

What Are The Challenges With Enterprise Project Portfolio Reporting?

Global and dispersed organizations often struggle with project portfolio reporting. Free video demo: BrightWork PPM Software for SharePoint On-Premises [Watch now] Within many large organizations, the project management…

Ken Martin | December 2, 2015 | 4 min read

Portfolio Management

8 Best Practices for A Lean Project Management Office

Lean Management is a set of tools that help to improve productivity, reduce costs, and improve quality. When applied to project management, Lean practices lead to more project completed on…

Ken Martin | November 27, 2015 | 5 min read

Portfolio Management

PMO Opportunities For Continuous Improvement

As part of the project management office’s strategy for continuous improvement, a PMO should aim to focus more on the business impact of projects than its traditional role of project…

Ken Martin | November 19, 2015 | 5 min read

Project Reporting

How to Create a RAG Status in SharePoint

I’ve noticed the same question appearing in a few groups recently – “Help! How can I create a RAG Status in Vanilla SharePoint?”. As there are a few steps involved,…

Ciara McCarthy | November 11, 2015 | 5 min read

Collaboration

How Effective Is Your Project Stakeholder Management Plan?

It is recognized that change and service transformation within organizations is difficult, and it can provoke powerful “negative” reactions from stakeholders. Effective stakeholder management is important and often a critical…

Ken Martin | November 5, 2015 | 7 min read

Collaboration

6 Must-Watch TED Talks for Project Managers

A big thank you to our friends over at brightpod.com who came up with this fantastic list of must-watch TED talks for those involved in project management. Keep scrolling through…

Ruairi O'Donnellan | September 17, 2015 | 3 min read

SharePoint

How to Save a SharePoint List as a List Template

If you are using SharePoint to manage projects, you can build out your site with lists to manage the various project management processes, such as tasks, issues, risks, lessons learned…

Billy Guinan | July 6, 2015 | 3 min read

SharePoint

Microsoft Project Professional 2013 Error: Sorry, we were unable to open your project!

While attempting to open a BrightWork Structured template tasks list(171) in SharePoint 2013 with Microsoft Project Professional 2013 using the ribbon option, “Open in Project”, you may receive the following…

Jonathan Browne | May 9, 2015 | 2 min read

Portfolio Management

The Purpose, Evolution, Challenges, and Functions of a PMO

The purpose of a Project Management Office (PMO) will vary from one organization to another depending on the organizational culture and business requirements. Also, the purpose, evolution, expectations, challenges, and…

Ken Martin | April 13, 2015 | 5 min read

Collaboration

Three Project Management Meeting Templates

This article has three sample templates to help improve your project meetings. If you find these suggestions useful, be sure to download a free copy of Collaborative Project Management: A…

Eamonn McGuinness | April 6, 2015 | 2 min read

Portfolio Management

14 Ways to Match Your PMO Services to Your Organization’s PM Maturity

Depending on the scope of the project management office (PMO), the needs of the organization, and its project management maturity, the PMO will need to select a few key services…

Ken Martin | April 2, 2015 | 6 min read

Project Reporting | Risk Management

4 Key Areas for Project RAID Management

Some project managers tend to focus more on issue or risk management rather giving equal focus to the four areas of RAID Management (Risk, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies). Webinar:…

Ken Martin | March 25, 2015 | 7 min read

Project Reporting | Risk Management

How to Prevent Project Scope Creep with SharePoint

Many project managers must deal with project stakeholders who request, and often demand, a change to the project after the original requirements have been defined. Webinar: 3 Simple Steps…

Peter Doyle | March 16, 2015 | 4 min read

Portfolio Management

25 Must-Know Metrics for Your Project Management Office

Traditionally, the project management office (PMO) has focused on tactical metrics such as project management skills, processes, and templates. These metrics are a little too inward-focused. Quickly evaluate PPM…

Ken Martin | March 12, 2015 | 3 min read

Portfolio Management

6 Questions to Ask When Selecting a Project Portfolio Management Solution

Selecting a project portfolio management solution for your business can be quite difficult. Not only do you want to select the right solution for your organization, but one that will…

Billy Guinan | November 10, 2014 | 4 min read

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