2010 Year in Review

As we get ready to edge forward into 2011, I wanted to step back and reflect on 2010.  This year has been yet another fascinating year of contradictions.  It offered both hope and fear when it came to the global economy.  We saw many attempts for recovery along with...

Dealing with Chaos

A few years ago I travelled to Australia to participate in some meetings.  It so happened that the PMI Board meeting coincided with the PMI Asia/Pacific Congress in Sydney.  The trip served as an opportunity to get to know a new region of the world and experience yet...

Legacy and Project Management

I recently heard that the American author Mark Twain, who died in 1910 is back on the best seller list.  This is an amazing phenomena considering that the average person strikes me as an impatient individual who has a bit of an attention deficit. It is indeed a...

Capability & Capacity within PM

Is the availability of greater resources and more money within an organization increase the chances of project success?  Is reasonable to think that companies who have better access to funding due to their size or their ability to tap into resources have a higher...