Essential Skills

Deadly program resourcing slipups – and what you can do about them

9th May 2018

Is what you’re doing to resource your business-critical programs working? If you answer 'yes' and your approach to resourcing programs is...

A Business-Critical Program: the Clients’ Journey

21st February 2018

There are typically two reasons to run a business-critical program: to solve an existing problem – one that is slowing...

The human dimension in executing change

18th October 2017

It’s the human factor that makes the difference between success and failure on major change programs Models for change management highlight...

The evolution of the program delivery team

14th September 2017

Business-critical Programs are typically high profile and need results delivered fast. A high-performing team should be established during the early stages...

Why blunt honesty boosts success for business

28th June 2017

Honesty is the best policy. It’s a lesson instilled in us from the moment we learn to speak – ...

Mentor’s guide to program management “corporate-speak”

2nd June 2017

There are terms in program management that are not used in formal glossaries. Check out our insider's guide to program...

A roulette - a symbol of having a chance of success in a business-critical program

How to make a PMO really work for you

23rd May 2017

If it’s that simple, why do so many programs flameout and fail to deliver? Too many executives believe all you need...

Guesses to commitments

23rd March 2017

Program Managers often obscure the real facts with layers of fanciful stories. Stories that become even more garbled over time....

Doomed to fail? The programs designed for disaster

15th March 2017

Received wisdom says that complex advanced technology is the prime cause of failure in most large programs, but the seeds...