Need OCM? Not in these 4 Situations

Need OCM? Not in these 4 Situations

Since many of my PM colleagues know I am in organizational change management (OCM), they will call me now and then to ask whether I could help. Or, they will call me to see what kind of change management resource they should get for their project. Often their...
Knowledge Transfer: Mr. Spock’s Secret

Knowledge Transfer: Mr. Spock’s Secret

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...
The Simpsons Meet Project Management on LinkedIn…

The Simpsons Meet Project Management on LinkedIn…

…sort of. Joel Cohen, the Writer and Producer of the Simpsons was the closing keynote speaker on Day 2 of the PW*BAW Project Management conference. And Leslie Hughes, President of Punch Media, did a very stimulating and helpful session on improving your LinkedIn...
Project Manager? Project Coordinator? Project Leader?

Project Manager? Project Coordinator? Project Leader?

After many years of working with and supporting people with Project Manager in their title, something crystallized for me recently. There are three general types of Project Manager (PM). This observation came about during a conversation with a couple of PMs that I...