Four reasons for project failure

There is a hard reality that everybody has to face: sometimes our performances are less than stellar, and we are not always destined for success.

Canada’s role in international aid: The NGO perspective

In a post-9/11 world has Canada’s standing as a respected global citizen diminished? Do other nations still view us as the knight in shining armour we believe ourselves to be? The answer is yes…and no.

Vendor management: Tips from an Insider

The current article will provide you with some tips to deal with vendors to help make your experience a positive one. It will focus on vendors providing services rather than products.

Motivating the project team

This article will provide you with some tips on how to motivate your team so that they deliver a good project.

Governance Q&A: Managing waiting lists, line-ups and wait times with overloaded staff

A new hire at an agency asks about how ethical it is to handle line-ups on a first come, first served basis.

A summary of highlights: Project management overview

Project management is a mixture of strategy, methodology, communication, and leadership. If you have been following this series of articles, you will have become acquainted with many of the basic lessons in each of these areas.

Project evaluation: Measurements of success

There are many, many methodologies for evaluating projects. A helpful tip is to realize that almost all of these resources will fall into one of three types.

Project communications in one thousand words or less

Communication is fundamental to smoothly delivering a project. Not-for-profit projects often involve multiple stakeholders, several organizations, and several funders – making good communication even more critical.

Governance Q&A: When being told to do something feels wrong

A program manager is told to do something that doesn’t feel right, but can’t justify not following through when referencing guidance documents.

A hitchhiker’s guide to project change

This article revisits scope change by answering the question of how to manage change.