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Leading Cause of Project Failure: Poor Project Management

How would you describe your project management culture? I have the privilege of intersecting with hundreds of organizations and many effectively describe their culture as “Ready, Fire, Aim!”  There may be some plan, but when it comes to planning vs. action, action wins every time.

Successful project organizations invest in their project management competencies. We have workshops and coaching that can help you raise the bar of your team’s ability to deliver projects.

In this video Andy Kaufman, PMP, host of the project management podcast entitled The People and Projects Podcast discusses what project management actually is (and isn’t) and how you can raise the bar for you and your team.

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Leading Cause of Project Failure: Lack of Formal Methodology

Pop quiz for you and your team: How would you describe your project management methodology?

I’ve been to many organizations where, if the question was asked to five people, I could easily get 3-5 different answers.

The key is not to come up with the thickest methodology binder! In fact, over-encumbering your team with too much methodology is not what we’re talking about here.

But a well-thought out, consistently used methodology can help project teams deliver. In this video Andy Kaufman, PMP, host of the project management podcast entitled The People and Projects Podcast shares insights about how a common methodology can help project teams deliver.

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