Project Management
Project Governance and Cancellation
Well-executed project governance, and timely cancellation of projects when necessary, prevents unprofitable projects and misallocation of resources.
Read MoreRestructuring A Project Portfolio with Qualitative Analysis
Project portfolio analysis can continuously optimize the product development project pipeline and corresponding resources.
Read MoreLeveraging Systems Engineering Concepts In Operations
Value stream optimization begins with valid business process requirements in order to meet an internal or external customer need.
Read MoreIntegrating Established Disciplines into an Operation
Implementing an established discipline such as Project Management / PMO or Lean Six Sigma (for example) should consider enabling fundamentals before moving forward.
Read MoreStakeholder interviews can provide baseline knowledge to create a comprehensive business process improvement plan and maturity assessment.
Read MoreA Continuous Improvement Maturity Assessment
A detailed maturity assessment tool can significantly improve initiative implementation.
Read MoreBusiness Process Assessments – Stakeholder Interviews
While there are numerous business process assessment methodologies, this article will cover an ‘interview’ type assessment. This approach is very high-level and perhaps anecdotal, but it is based on “seek first to understand”, ideally performed by an objective observer or…
Read MoreLean Project Management for Product Development
My last article covered a scalable model for lean product development depending on the number of projects and technical objectives. Let’s start with the foundational elements from this model: A core team leader / project manager partnership can facilitate these objectives. The project…
Read MoreThe Project Approval Committee
A project approval committee can be an effective way to enable business decision-making and ensure projects are successful. Committees may be known as a project review or steering committee; however, consider the following (proposed) objectives as follows: With this approach,…
Read MoreThe Definition of Done
In my previous article, we reviewed the project approval committee, and emphasized approval to start projects and/or approve projects in-process. With any type of project oversight, presentations or project schedules are often reviewed. For a more lean project management approach it…
Read MoreRecent Posts
- Project Governance and Cancellation September 21, 2025
- Restructuring A Project Portfolio with Qualitative Analysis September 15, 2025
- Leveraging Systems Engineering Concepts In Operations September 9, 2025
- AI enabled Product Validation and Competitiveness August 20, 2025
- Validation Ensures the Right Product Is Designed & Developed (illustrated) August 4, 2025
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