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Expert Interview with Dr. Michael O’Connor

Dr. Michael O'Connor

Dr. Michael O’Connor, Ph.D., MSPM, MSTM, MBA, has over 27 years of professional experience in the Medical Device Industry. He is the Director of Strategy and Project Management with Medtronic, Plc, and his corporate experience also includes 3M and Pfizer. Michael is an Adjunct Faculty Member teaching at the Graduate level Project Management, Project Capstone, […]

Expert Interview with Sanaz Sadeghian

Expert Interview with Sanaz Sadeghian

Sanaz Sadeghian MSc., PMP, PMI-SP, is a young professional in project management. She is the president of the Project Management Club at Boston University (BUS-PMC) and has published articles in scheduling and planning. She has a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and more than four years of experience in Oil&Gas and construction industries. Sanaz has […]

PwC’s 2017 Portfolio Management Trends and Insights

Portfolio Management Trends and Insights

I’ve updated the post on Portfolio Management Maturity, I received the link below highlighting PwC’s 2017 global project management report which includes key survey results on Portfolio Management insights collected from over 1500 IT leaders in 38 countries. In the spirit of sharing, I have provided a list of lessons learned or takeaways I gleaned […]

Enhance Workplace Productivity using project portfolio management

Kanban Board Management

In August 2013, I spoke at the Project Management Institute (PMI), and the International Legal Technical Association (ILTA) conference in Las Vegas. The audience and a panel I was on debated about the value of the PMO. We were discussing how the PMO helps organizations enhance workplace productivity. And, as the conversation went on, we […]

What factors increase productivity?

Top 10 Project Management Productivity Hacks

Project Management Productivity Hacks Napoleon said, “All plans are useless, but the act of planning is essential.” So, as we go through this material, you’re going to get the opportunity to plan. You’re going to get the chance to go through the act of planning by planning out how you can radically improve your productivity […]

The APEX of the Project Management Ladder

demystifying project portfolio management

ject management and project portfolio management offer a set of business practices that enables an organization to identify its most critical activities, and investments that will create the most value for the organization, while managing the allocation of its most constrained resources.

How Are Projects, Programs, and Portfolios Different?

As a certified project manager and portfolio manager, I am often asked, what is the difference between project, program and portfolio management? The way I explained it is to use the metaphor of a musical concert series, and it goes like this. If you are a fan of opera, orchestra music or love a Jazz […]