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Leadership

5 Vital Characteristics of Effective Leadership

We live in the digital age. Today, tools and processes are ruling the workplace and humans play second fiddle to software and the internet. We at Celoxis believe that technology is an enabler for becoming more efficient; it is not a replacement. In an organization it is the people who make things happen. Leadership is what keeps the people motivated and focussed on the end goal. In this blog we will look at key aspects of leadership in the organizational context.

Jan 2016Read More: 5 Vital Characteristics of Effective Leadership
Project Management

Gems of Advice for Millennial Project Managers

Also known as Generation Y, born between the 1980s and the early 2000s, millennials have started dominating our workforce. More than one-in-three American workers today are millennials (adults ages 18 to 34 in 2015), and in 2015 they surpassed Generation X to become the largest share of the American workforce, according to a Pew Research Centre analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data (Source) . A study published by EY in 2013 summarizes that Millennials are tech-savvy, but aren’t great team players. Gen X-ers are entrepreneurial-thinking, but rank low on executive presence. And last, but not least, Boomers are team players and loyal, but don’t adapt so well (Source). With such a dramatic shift in persona at the workplace, the traditional project management philosophies may not be feasible any more, when it comes to getting results. Millennials on the other hand need to adapt to be successful in a project management career.

Nov 2015Read More: Gems of Advice for Millennial Project Managers
Collaboration

The Recipe for the Perfect Project

We all love food. Don’t we? It amazing how a set of raw ingredients come together under the deft hands of a good cook and create culinary magic. There is the choice of ingredients, there is a process, and there is fair amount of expertise involved. Project management is pretty much like that. You start with an objective in mind, you plan, you get the tools in place, you follow processes and you keep monitoring progress along the way. To keep in line with the cooking parlance, let’s come up with a recipe for a perfect project.

Nov 2015Read More: The Recipe for the Perfect Project
Project Management

Making the PMO a valuable asset to the organization – Part 1

In the dynamic business environment today, project management is not just about execution any more. Organizations are looking to reduce costs, optimize processes, improve productivity, and strengthen bottom line. When dealing with multiple projects of diverse nature, organizations often tend to lose the plot. This has led companies to turn to Project Management Offices (PMOs) as a way to boost efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance project delivery metrics. The PMO oversees and manages the entire spectrum of projects and provides support in terms of people, processes, tools and timely interventions, to ensure projects are heading in the right direction. This drives high standards project management rigor through process excellence, resource management, customer experience and technology adoption.

Nov 2015Read More: Making the PMO a valuable asset to the organization – Part 1

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