In September 2014, J. Leroy Ward was extremely critical of the way Microsoft broke the news of impending layoffs to its employees. This set me thinking: As Project Managers, we frequently have to be the bearers of bad news, so what is the best way to break this news? Telling ...

We have become fascinated with strategy ever since we were introduced to it while developing our Program Management Essentials and Program Management Professional (PgMP)© Exam Preparation courses. In fact, we felt that there was so much more to the subject than what is required for PgMP© accreditation that we took all the tools and techniques ...

Portfolio management sounds like a good idea. Anyone who has set up a company or has served on a board of directors has had to manage the work the organization does, decide what new projects to embark on and juggle resources between all initiatives. This overall management of the ...

Every project manager must work with different types of people – and that often involves difficult personalities. As human beings, we all have good and bad behaviours. When we feel appreciated by others, good behaviour tends to dominate. However, in times of stress and conflict, bad behaviour can dominate. ...

Seamus and our team at Velopi love getting feedback as it helps us to improve our consultancy services, our training courses, and our website! We receive feedback and evaluation through a variety of mediums some of which include post-course evaluation sheets, recommendations on LinkedIn, testimonials on our website, and ...