This year marks our 75th Anniversary. To celebrate, we’re publishing 75 stories about members of our community. Robert Stone has been an instructor at the Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development …
Project Management
Rapid Value Creation Using Agile [Webinar Recording]
Our recent webinar, Rapid Value Creation Using Agile, explored how Agile project management focuses on iterative planning, development, and improvement to help organizations maximize rapid value realization. In the webinar, CPED instructor Shawn Belling taught …
Three Ways to Improve Your Root Cause Analysis
By: Scott Converse In an earlier blog post, we examined why “lack of training” can never be the cause of a process problem. I received feedback from several readers that asked for help with their …
One Simple Formula for Project Success
By: Scott Converse First, I need to provide you with full disclosure: in my current role, I participate in and manage project teams, I mentor professionals working on projects, and I teach topics in project …
Some Obvious (And Not So Obvious) Factors That Lead To Project Success
By: Scott Converse Progressively, the 21st century workplace is becoming more project focused, and projects are no longer the exclusive domain of engineers, project managers, and construction professionals. What is the reason for this increased …
Project Initiation: Identifying and Implementing the Right Toolset [Webinar Recording]
At the beginning of every project, whether you are using Waterfall or Agile, is an “initiation” phase. The goal of the initiation phase is the answer the question, “what does ‘done’ look like in this …
Identifying Root Cause: Essential Questions To Ask Before You Start A Training Program
By: Scott Converse There’s a common trap I see when individuals and teams try to solve business issues, whether the project involves streamlining a form submission process, automating a production area, creating a new interactive …
75 Stories – Amy Fish, Volunteer and Community Partners Coordinator at Green Bay Area Public Schools
This year marks our 75th Anniversary. To celebrate, we’re publishing 75 stories about members of our community. Amy Fish is the volunteer and community partners coordinator at Green Bay Area Public Schools. She first came …
Agile vs. Waterfall Methodology [Webinar Recording]
Whether or not you’re in an official project manager role, you’re managing projects in some capacity. Many of us are now being forced to look at project management in new ways. Selecting a methodology is …
Managing the Project Pipeline: Part Two
By: Scott Converse Why do organizations see delays in getting projects completed even when they have high-performing project managers and project management offices? Why do we see projects completed on time when there are few …