Accurately tracking time against projects and tasks is a common challenge that organizations encounter. Finding project management software that has the ability to track time and generate reports to view time logged against particular projects and tasks...

Work smarter, not harder. That’s the saying, right? Words to live by. Seriously…it’s painful when we watch people around us making life or work harder than it needs to be just because they’re not using the processes or tools or help that is there before...

Project and portfolio management software, Project Insight helps the project team at Armada Ltd. manage its projects more effectively. Armada Ltd. is a world class provider of prevention, preparedness, response and recovery solutions for both public and...

It’s a new year in the offices of Project Insight and what better way to kick of the year than with brand new projects??? Yes, internally, we use our very own project and portfolio management software to manage the several projects we have going on throughout...

We start every project off in some sort of euphoric state, agreed? Every new engagement – once you’ve actually landed the client – is a clean slate. As I say, “You’re only as successful as your last customer thinks you are.” So, each new project is a...

This past week was the re-launch of our project management webinars ! I’ve been so lucky to have been working with such awesome partners for the past few years in putting these together. Over that time, I’ve seen the popularity of webinars increase dramatically...

The title sounds enticing, doesn’t it? The truth is, there’s no way to ensure without a doubt that every project customer will turn out to be a referenceable customer. Even if the engagement seems to be successful and you’ve hit on every requirement for...

Context One of the questions I am asked most frequently is “What is the most important deliverable of an IT methodology ”? The simplest answer is “it depends”. The more appropriate answer is “it depends on the scope of the project, whether a project team...

Working on government contracts is great...seriously. I've done it in the roles of application developer, project manager, and IT consultant for more than 14 years of my 25-year professional career. It can be rewarding, very profitable, extremely...

I’ve run ‘projects’ both as a project manager working directly for an organization as an employee and as a consultant brought in to either lead a team or perform the work myself. How you run these ‘engagements’ does differ somewhat based on your incoming...

In an open, honest, everything up front, good solid working relationship with your customer engagement it might seem like the obvious answer to this question is yes. But let's think about this a little more. Does our client need to be involved in...

Recently a client of ours wrote an article about whether or not good managers are born or made? It had me thinking and I wanted to share my thoughts. Many of you reading this blog post are project managers trying to navigate through an ever changing,...

Many studies have been conducted concerning failed projects and how many projects actually fail. Nearly all put the percent of failed projects in the majority – above 51%. Several recently conducted and well-regarded studies put the number somewhere between...

This is actually an interesting question. As PMs we are generally charged with carrying out the project according to the requirements that were agreed to at the beginning of the engagement. Rarely, if ever, do we have full rein on how a project will be...

This past week, I ventured off to Colorado to run a Project Insight Denver Users Group. It was a huge success and while I’ve already given my two cents on the importance of user groups , I’ve realized another reason why they are important during my flight...