Simplify the way you work. This has been QuantumPM’s tag line for many years and we absolutely believe in it. Our Project Management consultants want to offer you a better way to start 2015. Here are some ideas on how to get a fresh start on your projects and everything else you do at work? Laurie’s thoughts: Organizing…
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In our consulting practice, we see many organizations with tons of project work to do and a great deal of frustration that the work takes longer to get started and completed than initially predicted. The immediate explanations usually sound something like: the resources weren’t available when they were supposed to be or the resources assigned…
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Poor Project management leads to taking on more than you can handle and drowning in costs, wasted effort and time. Where I live, the summer weather has come and gone, the leaves have changed color and are already falling off the trees. However my husband and I have started planning for our anniversary trip to…
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Can your PMO benefit from good project management standardization? Do the majority of the projects in your organization finish right on schedule? Was the original estimation of how much money and/or resources would be required accurate? When the opportunity for a new project or customer engagement comes up, do you have a reliable method of…
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Have you given much thought to the quality of the data you use to make decisions for your company? If the data isn’t accurate you are likely to draw the wrong conclusion. How can you be sure that the hours reported for a specific project are accurate? You might decide to commit more resources to…
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Top 3 things you need to do to simplify Project Management – It’s not all about the tools. Laurie’s Thoughts: Are things spinning out of control in your work place? Is there so much going on you don’t know how to focus your team to move a project forward? I’ve found that having the latest…
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Why Microsoft Excel isn’t the best project management tool… Laurie’s perspective Is Excel your favorite PM tool? Yep, its mine too. I have a lot of projects and tasks to juggle and I know how to use Excel (plus I’m pretty good at it). So why should I complicate my life and slow down…
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