project management
Practical writing on PPM, PMO operating models and the Power Platform.
Oct 27, 2025
What does RAID stand for in project management
In the complex world of project management, keeping track of potential issues, uncertainties, and dependencies is essential for...
Sep 4, 2023
Project Financial Management Integrations with pmo365
Project financial management integrations with ERPs (enterprise resource platforms) offer major advantages for running projects...
Jul 26, 2023
How to Improve Your PMO Training
Have you considered the value of PMO training? The recent Project Management Office Conference in London suggests this relatively...
Apr 16, 2023
PPM Solutions: Project Management for Universities
Project management for universities involves a set of unique challenges. Their projects are diverse, ranging from business and...
Apr 2, 2023
How to Streamline Data for Construction Project Management Services
Those who work in construction project management services know that logistical overheads arise in every project. Disconnect...
Mar 4, 2023
How PMOs Can Access Microsoft 365 in New Zealand
Microsoft 365 is a subscription-based suite of productivity and collaboration tools. It includes popular applications like Word,...
Mar 4, 2023
How to Create Streamlined Timesheet Reporting
Is Streamlined Timesheet Reporting important? Keeping track of employee hours is an essential part of running any business....
Mar 4, 2023
Benefits Management Solutions – What You Need to Know
Essentially, benefit management solutions help organisations describe and capture the strategic value generated by their...
Mar 3, 2023
What are OKRs and Why are They Important?
Why are OKRs important? They bridge the disconnect between enterprise strategy, and the allocation of everyday work processes.
Mar 3, 2023
5 Ways to use RAID Logs for Project Reviews
Did you know you can improve the efficiency of your project meetings by using RAID Logs for project reviews?
Feb 2, 2023
Enterprise Reporting Software: Coherent Reporting for EPMOs
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Jan 2, 2023
Solving Project Governance Diversity with Core/Core+
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Sep 14, 2022
Organisational Governance Explained: The Keys to Success
Organisational governance for project management is not a new concept. However, project managers still often misunderstand it,...
Aug 15, 2022
5 Tips for Workflow Management Tools
A workflow management tool is a critical guide that gives teams the necessary visibility over their project activities and...
Jul 10, 2022
The Benefits of Workflow Automation
In this blog, we look at the benefits of workflow automation, the principles of workflow management, and the best practices for...
Jun 18, 2022
How to Monitor Risks in Project Management
While risk management isn’t a new concept, it holds increasing importance in our increasingly complex market. New tools make...
May 23, 2022
Explaining the Risk Breakdown Structure Template
A Risk Breakdown Structure Template was developed to help project managers better navigate and overcome the challenges of risk management. All projects come with their fair share of risks and issues. Keeping track, monitoring, mitigating and resolving these ongoing risks is a critical part of ensuring project success. But constantly keeping an eye on the myriad of risks involved in large and complex portfolios is no easy task. That is why tools like the Risk Breakdown Structure template are essential.
Apr 21, 2022
Introduction to Managing Incidents in I.T.
No matter how well you plan and organise your teams, you’re likely encounter a challenge that will impact your project. Managing...
Apr 14, 2022
What is an Issue Log?
No matter how well you plan, issues can always appear and quickly halt a project’s progress. When such issues come, it is...
Apr 12, 2022
Issue Management in Project Management
We all recognise the crucial role of good issue management in project management, yet executing it effectively can be a...
Apr 7, 2022
What is a Work Package?
In project management, we often use a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to structure delivery. So, what is a work package? A work...
Apr 1, 2022
The Product Roadmap Explained
The Product Roadmap is one of the most common forms of roadmaps. They have become a vital tool for product management teams to...
Mar 29, 2022
An Introduction to Project Roadmaps
Project roadmaps are visualised, high-level overviews of your project’s core tasks and progress. The aim is to provide a concise overview of a project with an easy to understand document. As projects become more complex and fast-paced, project teams need a way to quickly grasp the condition and progress of their projects. But a project roadmap helps your teams do so much more.
Mar 24, 2022
A Guide to Roadmaps in Project Management
Roadmaps in project management are a valuable tool which many project managers are using to navigate complex projects. It...
Mar 8, 2022
An Introduction to Lean Portfolio Management
As customer demands continue to change, we create project management methodologies to meet their demands. However, there can be a disconnect with the project management methodology used by employees and senior management. This is your introduction to Lean Portfolio Management, the bridge between Agile methodologies and the executive team in your organisation.
Mar 3, 2022
An Introduction to Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), is the solution to the issue between Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Agile, as it is, can be challenging and ineffective to implement in larger organisations. So, many enterprise-sized organisations still use Waterfall, even if their product or service is better suited to Agile. This introduction to SAFe fills exactly that gap- its an Agile-based framework for larger organisations.
Mar 1, 2022
7 Barriers to Enterprise Digital Transformation
Enterprise digital transformation was forced upon many organisations due to the arrival of the pandemic 2020. They had to quickly...
Feb 23, 2022
Project Planning Templates: 7 Tips for Success
Project planning templates are the backbone of any successful project. As the famous saying goes, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”. But as projects become increasingly complex, creating project plans that are both robust and flexible is becoming even more challenging.
Feb 19, 2022
The Seven Causes of Project Failure
Projects fail. A lot. Research from KPMG shows that 70% of organisations experience at least one project failure. And 50% of...
Feb 17, 2022
What is Resource Levelling? Key Techniques and Tools
Resource levelling in project management is rearranging and optimising your project within existing constraints of time and resources. It is used to adjust for changes during project delivery. Changes made mid-project are always to be expected. The challenge for project managers is how they can manage those changes without major disruption. However, there are many different factors to consider.
Feb 12, 2022
What is a Statement of Work? Definition and Template
When someone asks what is a Statement of Work you probably need to differentiate it from another closely-related project portfolio management (PPM) tool, the ‘scope of work document’. The Statement of Work (SoW) is a critical tool that helps significantly mitigate Scope Creep. The scope of work document is similar, but has a greater focus on the plans to achieve a project’s objectives.
Feb 10, 2022
How to Stop Scope Creep: 5 Ways to Prevent It
Scope creep has plagued project managers for centuries and sadly still plagues our projects to this day. As one of the three...
Feb 5, 2022
The Explanation and Benefits of the Critical Path Method
The Critical Path Method has been a prominent figure in project management since its inception in the 1950s. Known for its...
Jan 31, 2022
Top 8 Project Management Trends of 2022
It goes without saying that project management has undergone some big changes in recent years. While some of those changes will...
Jan 27, 2022
Planview Enterprise One: Pros, Cons & Alternatives
If you’re in the PPM space, you probably have heard of Planview Enterprise One. Because of its wide range of tools, services, and...
Jan 25, 2022
The Project Management Software Comparison: Monday.com vs Microsoft Project
As project management becomes more and more complex, so do project management software. Monday.com, one of the new solutions on the block, has gained a significant following since its release in 2012. How does it compare with the other solutions? This is our comparison: Monday.com vs Microsoft Project.
Jan 20, 2022
Wrike vs Trello: The Battle of the Kanban Boards
In this blog we pitch Wrike vs Trello. If you’ve been scouting around for a project management tool that uses Kanban boards,...
Jan 18, 2022
Wrike vs Basecamp: 5 Key Differences
Finding the right project management tool is no easy task. There’s a whole range of different features to compare and a host of...
Jan 13, 2022
Wrike vs Jira: How do they compare?
Pitching Wrike vs Jira against each other as popular project management tools for Agile-based teams, how do they compare? We discuss the pros and cons of each while making some critical comparisons to help you choose.
Jan 11, 2022
Wrike vs Asana: The Big Differences
In this post we compare Wrike vs Asana project management software. If you’ve been leading virtual teams for any amount of time,...
Jan 6, 2022
Wrike vs Smartsheet: A Comparison and Alternative
Wrike vs Smartsheet. Two big names in the project management software space head to head. Which one is best one you?
Jan 4, 2022
Smartsheet vs Airtable: Which is better for you?
The battle of Smartsheet vs Airtable has its origins in the first spreadsheets appearing back in the 1970s. Spreadsheets have become a vital part of business and project planning. In the past 50 years, they’ve evolved significantly from their initial role in computerised accounting to software that is able to manage, plan, and coordinate entire projects.
Dec 17, 2021
What is IT Governance? An introduction
What is IT Governance exactly, and why do we need it? Well, with the rising integration of technology into our lives, the demand...
Dec 4, 2021
7 Causes for Poor Corporate Governance
While the benefits of organisational governance may be plentiful, it can be challenging to develop effective governance frameworks. To help you avoid some of the common hiccups when implementing a governance framework, we’ve compiled the seven key causes of poor corporate governance. By being aware of these causes, you’ll be able to implement your corporate governance strategy smoothly and effectively.
Dec 2, 2021
Guide to Work Breakdown Structures
As projects increase in size and complexity, project managers need reliable method of breaking down their workload. As their name would suggest, Work Breakdown Structures are exactly that- a tool project managers can use to divide up their projects into actionable chunks. This ensures a smooth delivery of projects. Consider this your guide to work breakdown structures. We’ll look at what they are, why they are important, and how to build one!
Nov 30, 2021
Value Engineering in Project Management
The end goal of all projects is generating value. While there are many methods which ensure that our projects generate value, a...
Nov 30, 2021
Barriers to Successful IT Project Governance
What makes IT project governance different from normal project governance? And what are the barriers project managers face when...
Nov 26, 2021
Governance in an Agile Environment
It’s common for project management to assume that Agile environments aren’t suited to traditional project governance. At its...
Nov 19, 2021
What Happens When Governance Fails
Project governance is one of the most critical elements to project success. It helps give project managers direction, clarity and...
Nov 16, 2021
Understanding Earned Value Management
While taking on groundbreaking projects may be exciting, it’s easy for projects to spiral out of control. Earned Value Management is your solution to keep your project under budget and on time – in other words, under control. Here’s the basics to understanding Earned Value Management.
Nov 11, 2021
PRiSM Project Management Explained
Sustainability is increasing in relevance to the project management world. However, many organisations are directing their...
Nov 10, 2021
Project Benefits vs Project Value: A Guide
Project benefits, an extension of benefits management, is a hot topic in the project management world. Implementing it, however,...
Nov 4, 2021
4 Common Benefits Management Mistakes
Benefits management is gaining traction and it is not just because of hype. Research shows that there is a positive relationship...
Oct 15, 2021
Green Project Management: 10 Impacts
Has the sustainability movement driven a shift to green project management? Sustainability and the need to address climate change...
Oct 13, 2021
Processes to Sustainable Project Management: The Top 7
As the world moves towards a sustainability-focussed future, project management will experience fundamental shifts within its processes. In this post we outline 7 key processes that are being used for achieving sustainable project management, and explain how each maintains sustainability throughout the entire project lifecycle.
Oct 8, 2021
Becoming a Sustainable Project Manager: A Guide
If projects are the vehicles for business strategy, project managers are the drivers that help businesses get to where they want...
Oct 6, 2021
Sustainable Project Management Explained
As the corporate world places greater value on sustainability, the way we manage projects will inevitably reflect this. A...
Oct 1, 2021
Construction Sustainability: An Introduction
Construction sustainability is one of the most important initiatives in the fight against climate change. As the largest industry...
Sep 29, 2021
AI in Construction Management
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to fundamentally change the way we work, including the construction industry. Studies suggest...
Sep 24, 2021
Types of AI Technologies in Project Management
In our dynamic project management landscape, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an ever-evolving subject. As a result, it can be...
Aug 12, 2021
A Guide to Power Automate Connectors
Be it a startup or a well-established company, everyone is pushing for more marginal efficiency in almost every aspect of the...
Aug 10, 2021
Agile Project Management: its Principles, Values, and Terminologies
If you’ve been in the project management space for long enough, you’ll have heard the term ‘Agile’. While the Agile approach has...
Aug 3, 2021
What is a PMO, and does Your Organisation Need One?
We use a lot of acronyms in the project management space, one of the most common being PMO. PMOs, or Project Management Offices, have grown tremendously in popularity over the last decade. According to The State of PMO, the number of businesses with a PMO has almost doubled since 2000. So, what is a PMO? Does your organisation need one? How will it benefit your organisation?
Jul 29, 2021
A Guide to an Effective EPMO Framework
You’ve heard about EPMOs, and you’re ready to set one up in your own organisation. Amazing! We’ve put together an easy roadmap...
Jul 13, 2021
8 Top Project Management Methodologies
Every project, project manager, and project management team is unique and different. So, there’s no magical project management...
Jul 2, 2021
How to be an Effective Project Manager
What does an Effective Project Manager do? There are many different tasks that a project manager needs to do as part of their...
Jul 1, 2021
Project Management vs Product Management: 5 Key Differences
Project management and product management are both terms that are used frequently, and sometimes interchangeably. Though they...
Jun 9, 2021
Project Manager vs Product Manager: What’s the difference?
Project Manager vs Product Manager: these roles have significant crossover, and sometimes we use the terms interchangeably....
Jan 30, 2021
What is Project Portfolio Management?
Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is a process that project managers and project management offices (PMO) use to analyse and evaluate the expected return of a project. By consolidating and organising every piece of data about current and proposed projects, project portfolio managers provide informed analysis and forecasting for businesses that are looking forward to investing in new projects.
Jan 21, 2021
5 Signs your PMO Team is Under-performing
Setting up and working in a PMO isn’t always smooth sailing, and it doesn’t take much to rock the boat. As project managers, we know how easy it is to miss warning signs in our PMO. To help you with this, we’ve compiled the most common red flags that indicate your PMO isn’t working as it should.
Jan 20, 2021
The Top 5 Soft Skills for a Successful PMO Leader
As PMO leaders, we can get lost in our focus on achieving results. Oftentimes, this means we rely on our technical knowledge to complete our responsibilities. However, we shouldn’t underestimate the importance of soft skills in a PMO leader. These critical skills are as important as technical hard skills, and maintains positive results and culture in your PMO.
Nov 5, 2020
Tech Support: Activate out-of-the-box Workflow for Document Library in Project Site
In PWA Project Site sometime the out-of-the-box Workflow 2010 (WF2010) for document library approval is not enabled by default (as below).
Nov 5, 2020
Data as a Strategic Asset: The Indispensable PMO
Find out how a contemporary PMO can utilise the collection of administrative data as a strategic asset in the organisation.
Nov 5, 2020
Tech Support: Extracting PWA Security Group Usernames In Bulk
Background It’s so helpful to have an Excel list of the username data contained in multiple PWA Security Groups. So, we thought...
Nov 5, 2020
Tech Support: Workflow’s Invalid Data Error
Good news: the invalid data error is easy to solve. You may come across this error when you log to history list in a workflow. We...
Nov 5, 2020
Tech Support: Updating SharePoint Fields
A common scenario when using a canvas application is editing previously saved records and saving them back to the data source. If your data source is a SharePoint list, and the updated value is null, this can cause some unexpected results. When you choose the field data type of Date, Choice or Person, SharePoint does not update its fields to null. Therefore, the SharePoint fields still displays the old values.
Nov 5, 2020
The Automation Portfolio: Achieving Balance
Automation Portfolios have many potential rewards. But automations also create agitation for employees and customers if not...
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