Are you ready to kickstart your first project but unsure where to start? The Disciplined Agile approach is the perfect fit to maximize impact and reduce effort. In this beginner's guide, I'll show you the steps to understand the concepts and provide examples to kickstart your project. Discover how to create a flexible, goal-oriented approach to project management. Tailor agile methods to your project's unique needs, and deliver impactful results every time.?

What can Mad Men teach you about management? Maybe a lot more than you think. The Story is more than great TV - it just may be great inspiration for you to find the valuable skills you want to build for your own 'mad' success.

Business cases are something every manager should understand and be able to present to get approval and funding for their projects and departements. Business acumen includes understanding financial reports, contracting, and business cases. Learn my Step-by-step process to getting a document out the door in a day.

Business Acumen will help you to build your personal brand as a strategic leader, not just a project manager. Managers who get ahead and have successful projects understand their business environment. This includes reading and understanding annual reports. These insights can give you the edge to stay relevant and connect your project's success to the company's goals. Learn to use the language of finance when creating your business case and link your KPIs to the corporate strategy.

What are GRCs? Successful managers understand the key processes of monitoring and mitigating risks. managing compliance, and using governance to protect your company and your reputation.

Why do Project Managers need to understand financial terms? What does financial acumen mean and how can it help you succeed? Learn the 7 terms you need to know with examples of how they are calculated.

7 Things you can do to nail your next Project Management Interview. With practical tips, examples and more to help you research, prepare and demonstrate the skills you need to get the job you want.

Working in a VUCA world requires new approaches to leading people, management projects and connecting with others. Having the right outlook and approach to assessment and mitigation of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity will make the difference between success and failure. Learn how to plan, act and leverage VUCA here.

Delegating work is an effective way to manage a project or team’s workload. But mastering the art of delegation can improve the team's performance, skills, and capabilities. And create opportunities for innovation and personal growth. Learn 7 tips for mastering the art of delegation so you can become a better leader.

Project Management Governance is critical for successful project execution. So what is the best governance model for your project? Managers may think there is only one way of working when it comes to governance, but that's not true. Various models fit different requirements, focus on different project types, and are built to meet different objectives. I review 5 models with use cases and examples.

Managers and Project Managers need to be able to read, understand and manage contracts.

Why? Contacts can impact project costs, outcomes, and risk.

Contracts are something every manager can master. It just takes putting these tips into place and practice.

Project governance is essential for ensuring the success of a project. It establishes a framework for decision-making, risk management, and accountability. Good governance can also help to prevent project failure, reduce costs, and improve stakeholder satisfaction. How to know if your project needs governance, how to setup the governance meetings and reporting. I take you through everything you need to know, step-by-step.

Some managers may think that Marketing does not apply to them. However, Marketing is an essential component of any project. Marketing is about building awareness, education, excitement, and adoption of your project’s message and product. Do you want to know what it takes to reach your audience with the right message and impact? Get the details here.

Every Project Manager needs to know 3 things that they don’t teach in most schools, or Certification courses. But knowing these things makes the difference between being a competent manager versus being a great business leader. What are they and how can these essential points help you succeed? Read on!

Projects are only the first step to successful implementation of any solution. To be sustainable, an operational support team must be put into place. How to transition from Project to Operations smoothly to ensure the long term success of your project? Read more here.

Suppliers are key to the success of any business. Having the right relationship and Supplier governance model can make the difference between a high performing relationship and a dysfunctional one. See the 1 page document any manager can use to create clear expectations and track Supplier performance to improve outcomes for both parties.

How to make a strategy make versus buy decision for your project or business? Some decisions are harder than others. Given the challenges in asset costs, access to skilled staff, product commoditization. These choices are getting harder. What do you need to consider when making a buy vs make decision? Learn more here.

Every meeting needs a clear context, agreement, and action. Meetings have a high cost in terms of total staff effort and time. So make team meetings count. Be as specific, prepared, concise, and action-oriented. Let me show you 3 ways to make every meeting better and give you tips to consider when setting up your next meeting. Your team will thank you for it.

The Procurement and Contracting Process for Projects is not something that Project Managers need to use daily, but it is a process that every Project Manager needs to understand.

What are the steps in a procurement process? How does contracting impact the Project Managers' management of the work? And what do Project Managers need to know about contracting terms? Find out in this article.

Projects understand their work impacts the organization. But does your project plan for organization change? Does it hire the right skills needed to ensure the organization, people, communication, policies, process, and technology impact are managed to allow for effective and efficient work. But more importantly does your project make the company a better place to work and a better supplier to their Customers. Consider taking steps to include Organization Change in your Project.