Project Management

Executive Summary There are a host of risks ready to pounce on your project like a cheetah in the savanna. From slow suppliers and bad weather to personnel changes and technical difficulties, the factors that could threaten your project are limitless. As an experienced project management consultant, Joseph Heagney has seen the detriments of contingency planning initiated too late or not at all. Involve various stakeholders in the project risk management planning so you can identify the full range of potential problems. Determine the trigger point at which a risk becomes so pervasive that contingencies must go into action. A...

Executive Summary Disruption is a constant in today’s business environment. Companies can no longer afford long lead times between ideation and execution when a new strategy is proposed. Organizations rarely reach the strategic goals they put in place, and strategy implementation is almost always the reason for coming up short. Many challenges can get in the way of strategy implementation, ranging from poor communication and mismanaged resources to a lack of agility and outside forces or events. To bridge the gap between design and delivery, stick to Brightline’s™ core principles for project managers looking to launch new ideas effectively. Is...