So, You Wanna Be a Change Management Consultant?

So, You Wanna Be a Change Management Consultant?

by | Jan 10, 2020 | Articles, CMi

My son’s friends were over the other night watching a sports event. They are all partway through university and beginning to think seriously about their careers. One of them asked me what I did for a living. Being a change management consultant, I knew better than to...
Change Management: DIY or Hire?

Change Management: DIY or Hire?

by | Nov 15, 2019 | Articles, CMi

As a project manager you often need organizational change management on your project. But should you try and do it yourself, with your current project resources, or should you hire an external consultant? As an external change management consultant myself, who gets...
Project Lessons Learned: From Dread to Fun

Project Lessons Learned: From Dread to Fun

by | Nov 9, 2019 | Articles, CMi

If there is a project activity that defines love-hate relationships, Lessons Learned is it. At the start of the project, most people are enthusiastic about capturing Lessons Learned sometime before the project team disperses. That’s because they feel this...
Knowledge Transfer: Mr. Spock’s Secret

Knowledge Transfer: Mr. Spock’s Secret

by | Oct 12, 2019 | Articles, CMi

The project is nearing the end. The rush is on to complete the final activities before the launch date. Somewhere among those critical, last minute, must-do tasks there is this item, “Knowledge Transfer” on your Gantt chart. You sigh. It’s important...
Communication on Projects: A Millennial’s View

Communication on Projects: A Millennial’s View

by | Sep 15, 2019 | Articles, CMi

For a young millennial employee, communication is key to not just understanding what to do, but feeling motivated to do it. A successful company filled with happy employees and a good culture communicates well. On the other hand, bad communication from managers to...