Building a Portfolio Dashboard
Part of any successful Project Management Office (PMO) is the ability to deliver concise reporting on how each of your projects are...
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martyschwan
- Apr 14
- 2 min
End User Training – Vendor or Customer Lead?
When implementing a new solution at your organization, a key piece of organizational change management (OCM) is the delivery of end user...
martyschwan
- Mar 24
- 2 min
Key "Soft" Skills for Project Managers
When someone mentions the role "Project Manager", what is the first vision that arrives in your mind? Someone who can make a schedule?...
martyschwan
- Feb 13
- 2 min
The Value of a Training-Centric Methodology
In most COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) software solutions, there is always an element of training delivered to the customer as part of...
martyschwan
- Jan 27
- 2 min
Feelings Alone Are Not Quantifiable
Often times as we grow in our leadership roles we rely more and more on ‘gut feelings’ and ‘sixth senses’. While a lot of good leaders...
martyschwan
- Jan 13
- 2 min
PMO Pillar - Information Consolidation
One of the pillars of building and maintaining a successful project management office (PMO) is to ensure that you as the PMO director...
martyschwan
- Nov 25, 2022
- 2 min
Three Signs You Should Break Up with Your PSA System
Professional Services Automation (PSA) systems are designed – well, intended – to help us do our day-to-day jobs better in the...
martyschwan
- Nov 5, 2022
- 2 min
Pillars of Escalation Management
Escalations are inevitable on every project. Things can be planned to the nth degree but there will still be escalations – and that’s ok....
martyschwan
- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
Key Responsibilities of a Project Director
Project Director is a role that not a lot of organizations give a lot of thought or attention towards. The Project Manager and Project...
Brittany Fisher
- Oct 23, 2022
- 3 min
The Best Practices You Can Put in Place to Protect Your Customer Data
Image via Pexels As a small business owner, you are likely very focused on keeping your customers happy and ensuring that they keep...
Brittany Fisher
- Oct 12, 2022
- 2 min
How to Find a House That’s Perfect for Your Home-Based Business
Image via Pexels According to research, there's a link between hyperactive behaviors and entrepreneurial impulses. This is unsurprising —...
martyschwan
- Sep 23, 2022
- 2 min
Overlooked Project Close Out Activities
Project close out is easily the most neglected of all the project phases. Some feel that it’s like watching the credits roll after the...
martyschwan
- Sep 22, 2022
- 2 min
How I Learned to Be a Comfortable Public Speaker
Public speaking is one of the greatest fears we all share. The thought of having to stand up in front of a crowd paralyzes us. So how do...
martyschwan
- Sep 9, 2022
- 2 min
Three Things to Do Before Project Kickoff
So you’ve landed a project! One of the first big project events you have is your kickoff. It allows for your project stakeholders to meet...
Brittany Fisher
- Sep 5, 2022
- 3 min
Tips for Building a Realistic Professional Development Plan
Photo via Pexels If you’ve been working the same job for a long time and seen little advancement towards your professional goals, it’s...
martyschwan
- Sep 3, 2022
- 2 min
Process vs Results
You see a lot of arguments around trusting the process and the results will follow. But what if you don’t see the results that you like?...
martyschwan
- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
Developing a Solid Project Manager Resume
As a hiring manager, I come across a lot of resumes for project managers. Some stand out, for both good and bad reasons. This post will...
martyschwan
- Aug 19, 2022
- 2 min
Tips for Successful Budget Management
Budget management is a cornerstone of what we do as project managers. It’s one of the few constant pillars that project managers do in...
martyschwan
- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
Building a Strong PMO – Tools
This is the next post in a series of posts about building a strong PMO with this one focused on your tools. No PMO is going to be strong...
martyschwan
- Aug 8, 2022
- 2 min
Why Are Timesheet Reviews Important?
Timesheets are the lifeblood and necessary evil of any professional services organization. It serves as a means by which budgets are...
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