Category Archives: Decision Making

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PMO Genius: Quantifying The Benefits of Happiness – A Focus On SECRETARIES (PART 2)

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

In our last blog we looked at how secretaries evolved into administrative assistants. This transition was driven by changes in technology (word processing, email, voice mail, etc.) and changes in the labor market (women with college degrees didn’t want to … Continue reading →

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PMO Genius: Increase Happiness AND Productivity… Look At Secretaries (PART 1)

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

Secretaries… do you still use that term? Years ago, when “secretary” became synonymous with, “We’re paying you less because you’re a woman”, the title became an insult. Corporations changed the title to “administrative assistant,” but not much else changed. This … Continue reading →

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PMO Genius: 8 People Projects For 2012!

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Chris Niccolls

Will 2012 be the year of people projects? Over the past few years, changes in the economy have driven changes in business models. However, this has largely been a reactive change, without a clear plan for changing staffing in the … Continue reading →

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Genius PMO: Plan Projects for the New Post Office

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

One of the big changes we can expect in 2012 is the restructuring of the US Post Office. The post office is one of those things that you expect to always be there. You drop off a letter in the mail … Continue reading →

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Genius PMO: Let’s Kill Email! Lessons From A Leading Technology Firm…

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

In case you haven’t heard the big news yet, Atos (a multi-Billion dollar IT firm) announced that it plans the global elimination of email from all of its offices. Now that’s a big, bold move! A move that is going … Continue reading →

Posted in Decision Making, Delivering Services, Project Management Office, Unique Ideas | Tagged Efficiency, email, Metrics, PMO, Project Management, Projects, Quantify | 1 Comment

Genius PMO: How To Manage Like Gordon Ramsay In 10 Steps, Part II

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

Today we continue with our Foodie guide to project management. In our last blog we looked at the work of media star Gordon Ramsay. Today he’s a foul mouthed, ill-tempered egomaniac… but that’s mostly for the ratings. 10 years ago … Continue reading →

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Genius PMO: Five Steps to An Honest Project Team!

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

Every profession has unspoken agreements and dark little secrets. In the world of project management and PMO’s our objective is to make projects more “transparent” and measurable, so that projects can be more successful. You might say that one of … Continue reading →

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Genius PMO: Tracking A Project’s Financial Benefit Is Pure Genius

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

At the Wednesday (11/30) meeting of the NYC chapter of the Project Management Institute, Marc Resch gave a compelling presentation on the importance of cash flow models. In a very short time, Mr. Resch covered a lot of important territory. … Continue reading →

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Building A PMO: Alpha & Omega of Project Management – Part I

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

Once you are given a mandate to build a Project Management Office (PMO), you will have taken the first of many steps to build this corporate function. But you won’t have years to develop your model, assemble a team of … Continue reading →

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10 Steps To Design A Project Management Office!

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

Every PMO Director has a different view on how to start up a new PMO. Most Directors will agree on the plan at 50,000 feet, but each will have different ideas about the importance of each element and where it … Continue reading →

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