Category Archives: Improvement, Continuous or Not

Learning about improvment projects

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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Genius PMO: Make Every Project Manager A Genius (Part II)

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

In our last blog we talked about developing genius solutions to problems, by using the TRIZ method.  TRIZ is an acronym in Russian. In English, it translates into Theory of Inventive Problem Solving. This was developed by a Russian engineer, … Continue reading →

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Genius PMO: Make Every Project Manager A Genius (Part I)

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

If your Project Management Office (PMO) was staffed only by geniuses, you might get more work done. In the real world, we work with a staff that has limitations… limits on what they know, how much they can figure out … 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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Oracle Solaris 11: Is This The Ultimate Cloud Tool?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

On November 9th, Oracle launched the new Solaris 11 enterprise operating system at Gotham Hall in New York. Whether or not you work for IT, Oracle’s new Solaris 11 just might change the way you work. We all know the … Continue reading →

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Supercharging PMOs With Networking & Technology

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

In  our last Blog we talked about the challenges facing project management and performance improvement programs: projects running over-budget  and behind schedule, projects that never reach completion, growing your group and maintaining high quality and high payback results. We also … Continue reading →

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Have You Mined-Out Your Project Portfolio?

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

More than ever before, corporations are focused on project management and performance improvement techniques to fix long-standing inefficiencies in operations. The problem is that as these methodologies expand throughout major corporations, executives are finding that Project Management Offices (PMOs) and … Continue reading →

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4th Sigma: Napoleon’s Rabbits & Identifying Best Practices

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

Don’t you hate it when an overblown public debate is started by the questionable use of a single phrase or word (probably half of the debates in Washington these days)? However, there are times when just one-word  matters. In, “The … Continue reading →

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Monkey Traps, Career Development, And Your Next Budget

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

Have you ever seen a monkey trap? It’s a simple device, just a container with a narrow opening. Typically, it’s a gourd or a hole in a tree with an opening just big enough for a monkey to squeeze his hand into; inside of your … Continue reading →

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Solving The Government Budget Gap: The Strategic Software Initiative

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Chris Niccolls

The government’s budget problems are not going away any anytime soon. The problems facing the Federal government get the headlines, but the problems facing counties and towns are even more problems. While the Feds can print their own money, and … Continue reading →

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