Resource planning is the single most important thing you can do to improve project throughput, boost productivity, and increase value delivery.
One often overlooked method for improving resource optimization is to employ systems thinking…
It’s hard to dispute that people are the fuel on which an organization runs. They’re what’ll carry you from an idea or a goal to a winning product or service.
I often refer to a brilliant statement from artist Hans Hoffman: “Simplicity is the art of removing the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.”
In essence, the question is, regardless of delivery approach: How do we make sure we have the capacity to deliver on our strategies at the right time?
With all the well-publicized challenges inherent with project-based work, could there be greater benefit to operating in “product mode” by organizing ongoing business capability-focused teams around products and product lines?
At this year’s Resource Planning Summit in Nashville, speakers were on hand from leading organizations to talk about good practices in resource planning that have helped them succeed,
This article highlights ten key elements of any good prioritization model.
Strategy execution is more than just agreeing on your strategies and doing them.
For a high performing, motivated team, it’s crucial to remember that it’s human beings we’re dealing with.
Resource management is simple, right? All you have to do is not schedule more work than you have people for, and make sure you have the right skills available for the right work at the right time.
As organizations strive to gain greater business agility, many are adopting Agile methodologies, not realizing that their implementation of it is anything but agile.
Let’s face it. It’s relatively easy to teach technical skills or business functions. What’s more difficult to teach are natural strengths. One strength is the
Decide how to communicate project priorities to your organization.
The use of remote workers and virtual teams has been growing steadily over the years and is a proven effective method for increasing engagement.
Now sit back IF YOU DARE, and enjoy a spine tingling duo of short but horrific tales of resource planning terror!
