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Insight No.34 : Feb 2012High-Stakes Leadership: Business Insights from Pcubed

Leading from the Trenches:
An Interview with Jack Jacobs

Jack JacobsNew Pcubed board member Jack Jacobs is, by any standard, a modern-day all-American hero. Any ideas this Medal of Honor recipient has about leadership have been forged by a long history of action and achievement in multiple fields - the military, business, television, and publishing. In this interview, Jack shares his thoughts about where the most effective leading is done, how to make the best decisions even when resources and information are scarce, and how to know when it's time to shift to a backup plan because the direction you're going is wrong. Read article ›

Under New Management:
Moving to a PMO Managed Service

Ky NicholHow do you turn your project or program management office into a delivery accelerator without incurring all the headaches PMOs seem to attract? One approach that's gaining traction is to sign on for PMO managed services, an approach that makes for predictable delivery of services with predictable pricing. Pcubed's Ky Nichol lays out how a PMO managed service works. Read article ›

The Profiler: How to Understand Your Project Team

Natalia InvanovaIn communication, there are no "one-size-fits-all" solutions. So how do you manage a team of different personalities all working on the same project? Pcubed's Natalia Invanova recommends a simple technique called "DISC," which can help you classify people by personality type and social traits. What are you - a dominator, an influencer, a stabilizer, or a controller? Read article ›

People Who Need People: Managing Your Stakeholders and Keeping Them Engaged

Shaaron A. AlvaresAt every phase of a project stakeholders - the core project team, sponsors, customers, executives, and others - have a major impact. Yet how well do you understand what these stakeholders expect from the project? As Pcubed's Shaaron A. Alvares explains, a plan focused on stakeholders will ensure your project meets their requirements and expectations and reinforce their buy-in. Read article ›


News

Pcubed's new business includes:

  • Helping an international tractor manufacturer develop its PMO capability
  • Working with a UK major waste operator to develop transport and logistics procedures
  • Assisting a global telecom company with multiple initiatives for growing its mobile brands
  • Supporting a global oil company with project management
  • Doing PMO and project support for a major heavy equipment manufacturer
  • Implementing quality and budget roadmap processes for a car component manufacturer
  • Pursuing assurance activities for a major sporting events organization
  • Delivering business process portfolio deployment for a global car maker
  • Supplying executive coaching on portfolio management for a European manufacturer
  • Helping roll out a new EPM for an international financial service organization
  • Assisting a global car company with consolidation, compliance, and cost modeling projects

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Microsoft Project Conference 2012Pcubed is a premier sponsor of the 2012 Global Microsoft Project Conference. If you are attending please let us know.We are hosting several events for our clients as well as Just Ask 1:1 Sessions, Booth Presentations, Challenges and a special Cocktail Event where the giveaway is 2 tickets to the Olympic Soccer finals this summer.There will also be a chance to win a new Microsoft Windows® 8 Tablet in our raffle.For registration and to see details of booth sessions go to Pcubed Conference Info. Stop by and visit us at our Cube Booth #301 - directly across from the main entrance.

Case Studies


Events

Jun 20APMG-International Showcase UK, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London UK
Jun 25Get a grip on cost and complexity, Millennium Bridge House, London UK
Jun 26PMO Symposium, Cologne, Germany
Aug (TBD)Webcast: "Drive Innovation & Portfolio Management through Social Business Solutions", On-line Webcast
Sep 08Executing Inspiration Panel Discussion, GIL event in Silicon Valley, San Jose, California, USA
Nov 08Synergy 2013, Westminster, London UK

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Business Outlook 2011 : The Year for Outstanding Leadership
21 : Nov 2010 ›
Financial Services : Changing for the better
20 : Oct 2010 ›
Super-Structure : Reigning in PMO Proliferation
19 : Sep 2010 ›
Why You Need to Take Hold of the Cloud
18 : Aug 2010 ›
People and Projects : Managing Change
17 : Jul 2010 ›
Power Project : Building a Better Business Case
16 : Jul 2010 ›
Fixing What's Broken: Warranty Management
15 : Jun 2010 ›
PPM : Fit the work first and let the tools fit the worker
14 : May 2010 ›
Scaling Microsoft Project 2010 Step by Step
13 : Apr 2010 ›
Breakaway Results : Transforming the IT Structure
12 : Mar 2010 ›
Project Portfolio Management : Scoring Big with Quick Wins
11 : Feb 2010 ›
Building Buzz : Inspiring Innovation in Your Organization
10 : Jan 2010 ›
Standing Out from the Crowd : Effective Resource Management

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