Many organizations struggle with project portfolio management (PPM).  On the face of it, portfolio management should be easy.  We want to align our fi\unding decisions to the organization’s strategic objectives.  Since budgets are limited, this becomes a constrained optimization problem, which most easily performed in the classroom. Investment portfolio management is often used as an […]

The time has come. The Project Management Professional (PMP) has officially changed over to the sixth edition and with that, comes many questions. One of these questions is what has Velociteach done to adapt to the change? Part of being a great project manager is being able to adapt to change—not only adapt but to […]

I spent most of my career in management, leading teams in fast-paced, ever-changing companies.  I have a lot of experience with organizational change. I led teams through reorganizations.  I have also been reorganized. Change is often necessary.   Today’s business environment is disruptive.  Enterprises must adapt.  However, the vast majority of change efforts fail to meet […]

  Go to Boston.  In the Beacon Hill neighborhood, you will find the Paramount Restaurant.  The Paramount is both a great eating experience and a fine example of Lean production.  The restaurant was opened in 1937.  Its unusual service policy that is prominently posted on the wall and states, “Please ORDER and PAY before being […]

A big thank you to one of our very own Velociteach Instructors, Alan Zucker, for creating the content for this blog. You can subscribe to his blog and see the sources of this content by following this link: http://pmessentials.us/blog/ Organizations starting their Agile journey are confronted with an array of choices.  One early decision is, what […]

A big thank you to one of our very own Velociteach Instructors, Alan Zucker, for creating the content for this blog. You can subscribe to his blog and see the sources of this content by following this link: http://pmessentials.us/blog/ Project management has a consistent and unimpressive performance record.  The Standish Group’s on-going survey of project performance […]

2017 has been one exciting year! Let’s take a look back on this year’s most popular Manage This Podcast episodes and The Savvy PM Blog posts. Velociteach’s Top Ten of 2017: Episode 25 — Alpha Project Managers Top 5 Lessons Learned from Andy Crowe on Velociteach’s 15th Birthday  Episode 40—Fukushima Disaster – Part 1 Effective Communications = […]

A big thank you to one of our very own Velociteach Instructors, Alan Zucker, for creating the content for this blog. You can subscribe to his blog and see the sources of this content by following this link: http://pmessentials.us/blog/   Many of us are “knowledge workers.”  We do not physically create a product.  We work in […]

Some things never change. In 2014 Velociteach’s EVP, Bill Yates, guided us on how to avoid getting burned out as a project manager and the importance of avoiding becoming burned out; the importance of getting away and taking a break. This message still reigns true today.A project manager’s day to day life is very familiar […]

ANDY CROWE. BILL YATES. NICK WALKER.   NICK WALKER:  Welcome to Manage This, the podcast by project managers for project managers.  Every two weeks we meet to discuss what is important to you, no matter where you fit into the world of project management.  If you’re a leader, we want to equip you.  If you’re […]