Insights for modern project and portfolio leaders

Gems of Advice for Millennial Project Managers

Also known as Generation Y, born between the 1980s and the early 2000s, millennials have started dominating our workforce. More than one-in-three American workers today are millennials (adults ages 18 to 34 in 2015), and in 2015 they surpassed Generation X to become the largest share of the American workforce, according to a Pew Research Centre analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data (Source) . A study published by EY in 2013 summarizes that Millennials are tech-savvy, but aren’t great team players. Gen X-ers are entrepreneurial-thinking, but rank low on executive presence. And last, but not least, Boomers are team players and loyal, but don’t adapt so well (Source). With such a dramatic shift in persona at the workplace, the traditional project management philosophies may not be feasible any more, when it comes to getting results. Millennials on the other hand need to adapt to be successful in a project management career.

INFOGRAPHIC: Improving Team Productivity with PM software

INFOGRAPHIC: Improving Team Productivity with PM software

The Recipe for the Perfect Project

We all love food. Don’t we? It amazing how a set of raw ingredients come together under the deft hands of a good cook and create culinary magic. There is the choice of ingredients, there is a process, and there is fair amount of expertise involved. Project management is pretty much like that. You start with an objective in mind, you plan, you get the tools in place, you follow processes and you keep monitoring progress along the way. To keep in line with the cooking parlance, let’s come up with a recipe for a perfect project.

INFOGRAPHIC: Ultimate Guide to Successful IT Project Management

INFOGRAPHIC: Ultimate Guide to Successful IT Project Management

INFOGRAPHIC: 5 Key Rules to Project Management Success

INFOGRAPHIC: 5 Key Rules to Project Management Success

Making the PMO a valuable asset to the organization – Part 1

In the dynamic business environment today, project management is not just about execution any more. Organizations are looking to reduce costs, optimize processes, improve productivity, and strengthen bottom line. When dealing with multiple projects of diverse nature, organizations often tend to lose the plot. This has led companies to turn to Project Management Offices (PMOs) as a way to boost efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance project delivery metrics. The PMO oversees and manages the entire spectrum of projects and provides support in terms of people, processes, tools and timely interventions, to ensure projects are heading in the right direction. This drives high standards project management rigor through process excellence, resource management, customer experience and technology adoption.

INFOGRAPHIC: Online Project Management Software: Anytime Anywhere Real-time Access

How to deal with workplace chaos

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Balancing the Art & Science of Project Management

Project Management is one of the oldest, most established disciplines in world. The onslaught of productization and automation has brought about a huge change in the way organizations approach and implement project management. As organizations start to look beyond the initial ROI gains from automation towards sustained long term benefits, it is crucial for them to strike a balance between the art and science of project management. In this blog we will discuss how organizations can work towards achieving that fine balance.

INFOGRAPHIC: 5 Ways Project Management Software can improve Business Performance

Infographic that talks about how project management software can help improve business performance. Source: Celoxis

INFOGRAPHIC – 7 Features of Effective Project Management Software

How small businesses are looking at project management

Since small businesses work with fewer resources in a more unstructured environment, they rely mainly on speed, agility and efficiency to be effective. A strong project management disciple therefore can make a world of a difference; the difference between growing exponentially and shutting shop. Software Advice recently conducted a research – Project management software buying trends in small businesses 2015. Their objective of the study was to examine the current PM software market, determining trends among small-business buyers. Here are some key insights from the study: