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In the previous article, “Close the Gap between Projects and Strategy”, Johnson discusses drawing the gap closer between projects and strategy. Now we explore an article by Breakthrough Performance Management, which is about tying performance metrics to business strategy.
Executive managers ask for reports that show performance measures. Technical or key performance indicators are often [...] Read more »

In the previous article, “A Theoretical Framework for Aligning Project Management with Business Strategy”, Milosevic and Srivannaboon implicate a framework for alignment to achieve a competitive advantage. The next review by Breakthrough Performance Management is an article about tying performance metrics to business strategy. Now we explore the gap between the organizational components and the [...] Read more »

In the previous article, “Moving from Corporate Strategy to Project Strategy”, Morris and Jamison expand on the idea of moving strategy from the corporate level to the project level. The next review analyzes an article authored by Milosevic and Srivannaboon who support this movement of strategy through their framework for alignment between these levels. Read more »

As mentioned previously in the introductions of “Linking Corporate Strategy to Project Strategy”, the compilations of articles critiqued and analyzed were selected to invoke a cognitive exploration of the events, conditions, or interrelationships between corporate strategy and project strategy. The first of five literature reviews in this contextual analysis begins with a discussion of the work by Morris and Jamison who expand on the idea of moving strategy from the corporate level to the project level. Comments to the post are greatly appreciated. Read more »

Business strategy is determined at the corporate level in a “deliberate” (i.e. planned) or “emergent” (i.e. reactive) response to the external business environment. The success of strategy is purely determined on how well it is executed. Projects serve as the vehicle to implement and execute the corporate strategy. Read more »

I give our P6 instructors, Mike and Mario, a five star performance rating. They were outstanding. I was thoroughly impressed with their knowledge of the fundamental project management concepts as well as their skill in using the P6 application. Mike and Mario were always on task, ever willing to receive on the fly questions, and [...] Read more »

If you have ever been frustrated by MS Project and the glorious features, I welcome you to my Primavera P6 endeavor. Mover over bacon, here comes something meatier. Read more »

Monitoring and Controls on a project is valuable and worth the experience. Measuring how a project is doing helps stakeholders to understand the future health of a project. Read on for a little insight into how it’s done. Read more »