The purpose of this post is to educate hiring executives on how certified project managers are distinct. We will also discuss the importance of formal and informal ( book smarts vs street smarts) education in hiring practices. A project manager is not just a persona with the title, “project manager”. There is a distinct difference […]
Mitigate Organizational Change by Thriving not just Surviving
How do you know if your organization needs refactoring? How can you tell if your organization is struggling to cope with operational demands that overload its capacity? In this post, I’ve included an checklist for how to evaluate if your organization is thriving during a demanding time period or just barely making it. This guide […]
Differences between Traditional Project Management, Agile, Scrum, Lean and Six Sigma
Slide presentation created by Dan Roman who can be found on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dansroman/ Agile started in 1958 as a revolution against waterfall Scrum was pioneered – 1986 Agile Enterprise 1995- The enabler for tomorrows agile enterprise Agile and lean six sigma developed in parallel with different industry enterprise. The focus of each discipline is: Lean […]
Successful Project Initiation
Assumption log- Used to record assumptions throughout the project life cycle Business Case – Justification for undertaking the project (Sample Available for download) Stakeholder register- Identifies individuals who could affect the achievement of the project objectives (Sample Available for download) Project charter- Formally authorizes the project and resources to be used Benefits Management plan- Discusses how […]
Project Management Tools for Fashion Industry Business Pains
Business pains for fashion designer inventories: stock visibility, inventory intelligence, and operational agility Risks: omni-channel fulfillment is a key stage. Considerations for the expected return on the investment: ecommerce, mobile commerce, and the Amazon Effect 2. Business case: exponential growth in collections, product ranges, SKUs, and packaging options, all of which can put pressure on the […]