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Some Basic Truths About Uncertainty

By Dr. Gerald Mulenburg, PMP: A major difficulty of project management is dealing with the inherent uncertainty involved. There are no perfect project plans, and there is little rationale for expending the time and resources needed to…
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Reality Check, the Unspoken Role of the Project Manager

By Craig Covello, PMP: I’m sure it’s been quite a while since many of us who have earned PMP certification actually studied the PMBOK in preparation for the exam.  It is not surprising, then, that we move forward in our careers as…
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PMOs: Business Value and Impact of PMOs

By Bruce Beer, PMP: Note: This is Part 2 in a series on Project Management Offices. Part 1, What is a PMO and What Does it Do? can be found here. In Part 1 of this series, I outlined what a PMO is and what a PMO can or should do. Now…
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What We’re Reading – Nov 2011

By Vicki Wrona, PMP; Dr. Gerald Mulenburg, PMP: While talking with the team, we thought it would be fun to share some of the recent books that we have been reading and hear from you what you find interesting and relevant now. There is…
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What is a PMO and What Does it Do?

By Bruce Beer, PMP: Editor’s note: This is the first post in a series on PMOs. PMOs are increasingly becoming the “in thing” these days, even though they have been around for many years. So this series of articles will try and…
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Six Principles of Good Project Management

By Dr. Gerald Mulenburg, PMP: A principle is the “basic way in which something works.” All major disciplines are based on principles. Think of just about any field of work and there are a set of principles involved: law; medicine;…