Key Components to a Resource Management Strategy
Developing a resource management strategy is not a simple or straightforward activity. It requires diligence, thought and a wide lens to...
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martyschwan
Apr 22, 20222 min
Elements of a Strong Steering Committee Presentation
A project of any significant size will more than likely have a steering committee made up of various executives from both the customer...
martyschwan
Apr 15, 20222 min
Building an Effective PM Incentive Program
In our current job economy it’s most certainly on employers to provide incentive to good employees to not only stick around but also...
martyschwan
Apr 8, 20222 min
PM Recruiting Tips
With global turnover rates being as high as they are today, organizations are putting an increased focus on retaining top talent but also...
martyschwan
Apr 1, 20222 min
Culture is Intentional
There is a lot of talk these days about the “Great Resignation” where people are realizing the choices they have in front of them with...
martyschwan
Mar 25, 20223 min
Letting Things Escalate for the Better
As project managers with some experience, we’ve all likely encountered a situation where something detrimental was happening on your...
Brittany Fisher
Mar 24, 20223 min
5 Steps to Becoming a “Coderpreneur”
Are you skilled in several programming languages? You could apply your coding talents as an entrepreneur! Today, companies across the...
martyschwan
Mar 18, 20222 min
Three Tips to Developing a Junior Project Manager
As we progress in our project management careers, ultimately at some point it will become a responsibility to mentor or develop a more...
martyschwan
Mar 11, 20223 min
First Steps for Building a New PMO
So you’ve been tasked with building a Project Management Office (PMO) from the ground up – this is a great opportunity but also can be a...
The Cultural Nomad
Feb 14, 20223 min
It Wasn’t What You Said. It’s How You Said It!
You’ve read or heard the phrase in various contexts. Probably in some comedy sketches, one of those that are painfully close to reality....
martyschwan
Feb 12, 20222 min
How to Write Good Acceptance Criteria
Acceptance criteria should be in every contract you put out. Why? Well it described what you and your customer accept as the definition...
martyschwan
Feb 11, 20222 min
Three Things to Avoid in a Statement of Work
Statements of work are the industry standard contracting vehicle to describe the services that will be provided by a vendor to a...
martyschwan
Feb 9, 20222 min
Three Keys to a Good Cutover Checklist
So you’ve gotten your project all the way through design, development and acceptance testing and are now ready to take it live. To do...
Brittany Fisher
Jan 18, 20222 min
Essential Tech Investments for Freelancers and Entrepreneurs
Whether you run a small business or work for yourself as a freelancer, managing your day-to-day tasks can take a lot of time. There’s so...
martyschwan
Jan 17, 20222 min
PSA Tool Review – Clarizen
As part of my ongoing series of professional services automation (PSA) tools review, I’d like to spend a little bit of time talking about...
martyschwan
Jan 12, 20222 min
Tool Review – SpiraTest
SpiraTest by Inflectra is a great testing and requirements management tool. It can really help set your methodology apart from the others...
martyschwan
Jan 11, 20222 min
Value of Requirements to Test Case Mapping
So often in COTS (commercial off the shelf) solution implementations we see customers and vendors at odds with fulfillment of...
martyschwan
Jan 10, 20222 min
Building a Smartsheet Dashboard
I’ve posted in the past about how Smartsheet provides good dashboarding capabilities. Today I’m going to dive a little deeper in how to...
martyschwan
Jan 7, 20222 min
Value of a SOW Review
Statement of Work (SOW) reviews are something that should be done at the outset of every project. Unfortunately, we don’t see enough of...
martyschwan
Jan 6, 20222 min
Top Three Things to Include in a SOW
Statements of Work (SOW) are the typical contracting vehicle in a services-based industry. I’ve spent a good portion of my career either...