Tagged “Project Manager”

The Evolution of Project Management Since 2016

See how project management has evolved since 2016, from virtual teams and PPM adoption to real-time visibility, connected portfolios, and AI.

From Project Manager to Portfolio Leader: The 2027 Capability Framework

Project management has evolved from an organizational function to a discipline that pans across industries, organizational hierarchies and functions. As a result, the project manager role has seen a radical transformation, leaving the tag of glorified coordinators behind. Today project managers have strategic global roles, lead strategic teams delivering multi-million dollar projects. In this blog we take a shot at what the future will demand from the Project Manager role.

2026 FIFA World Cup: 4 Project Management Lessons from Football

2026 FIFA World Cup project management lessons from football, showing how PMOs can improve planning, teamwork, risk control, and execution with Celoxis.

Who says there is no Art in Project Management?

4 Effective Ways To Increase Accountability And Reduce Finger Pointing In A Team

Managing a team has many challenges, two of which are the issues of accountability and finger-pointing. Accountability itself is often confused with responsibility. Here is a simple difference between the two terms. A person who is responsible is the one who completes a task, while a person who is accountable is the one who must answer to the authority. Therefore, when someone completes a task, he or she is considered “responsible.” However, he or she might not be the person who is accountable, because the accountable person is the one who must respond to the authority. In a project, the ultimate authority is the sponsor. Depending on the task, the authority to whom an accountable person must answer to varies. For certain individuals, being accountable can be something new and frightening, which would very well lead to finger-pointing. A good project manager acknowledges the possibility of such happening and will do the best he or she can to ensure accountability is well respected in every task.

INFOGRAPHIC: 4 Ways Project Managers Can Boost Their Team’s Skills

INFOGRAPHIC: 4 Ways Project Managers Can Boost Their Team’s Skills

INFOGRAPHIC: 8 Traits All Successful Project Managers Share

INFOGRAPHIC: 8 Traits All Successful Project Managers Share

INFOGRAPHIC: How Project Managers can Turn Workplace Stress into an Advantage

INFOGRAPHIC: How Project Managers can Turn Workplace Stress into an Advantage

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.

INFOGRAPHIC: The Many Avatars of Project Managers

The Project Manager role is one of the most challenging roles in an organization. It has so many facets and requires a whole plethora of skills. The future proof project manager will need to adapt to complex business environments and be multi-faceted to achieve success in the role. In this infographic, we look at the many avatars of project managers…Hollywood Style! Enjoy!