Ron MontgomeryMar 12, 20201 minTop 10 Governance FailsA 2014 study by the Standish Group (The Standish Group Report. 2014. Project Smart) reports that most projects fail to achieve their obje...
Ron MontgomeryFeb 13, 20201 minWhen it's time to abandon...One of the 12 Agile Principles (http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html) is, “Simplicity – the art of maximizing the amount of work not...
Ron MontgomeryDec 20, 20192 minWhat a bad decision looks like...Governance decision are subject to human frailties as are other decisions. I’ve made my share of bad decisions, and one case in point is ...
Ron MontgomeryOct 29, 20191 minWho owns this dog?We found this dog wandering through the neighborhood yesterday. We fed the dog, our neighbor found the owner and returned it, so this st...
Ron MontgomeryAug 9, 20191 minThree ways to get the WIP under controlDoes your list of projects in progress resemble a subway at rush hour? Are your projects being delayed as they compete against each other...
Ron MontgomeryJul 6, 20191 minPerennial Problems with Project Portfolios Over 15 years ago, Gerald Kendall and Steven Rollins wrote a book called, “Advanced Project Portfolio Management and the PMO – Multiplyin...
Ron MontgomeryMay 24, 20191 minWho knew it could eat that much?Those who have implemented Project Portfolio Management (PPM) systems are painfully aware of the fact that these systems consume a tremen...
Ron MontgomeryJan 13, 20191 minCapacity Planning - From the Pipeline to the EnvelopeWhen developing capacity plans, project portfolio managers frequently employ the metaphor of a pipeline. We envision initiatives entering...