Delivering a project in stages

There are various approaches or models for the project lifecycle. This article focuses on the Staged Delivery Model and addresses some of its disadvantages.

A vision of failure

How to create a long-term plan to prevent organizational failure.

Governance models, board types or best practices?

An instructional article on choosing what type of board best suited to your organization.

Governance Q&A: To dream big or to be realistic?

A Can-Do attitude, while ideal to serve all the community’s needs,must be able to work within the boundaries of organizational priorities.

Governance Q&A: Balancing a community’s needs with your organization’s ability to deliver

A look at the values-based decision-making options available to organizations when facing new opportunities.

Evaluating your not-for-profit organization

Not-for-profit organizations are increasingly investing time and resources in planning. Equally important is the task of evaluating the work and progress of the organization, especially as it relates to delivering such plans.

Board assessment? Why bother?

An article describing the benefits of performance assessment for a board.

The pitfalls and positives of strategic planning

A strategic planning consultant and three organizations – ranging in size from one staff member to a team of 180 – share the positives they’ve learned about strategic planning and how to overcome some of the pitfalls.

Tools for nonprofit leaders: Succession planning in the not-for-profit world

What would happen to your organization if the CEO or senior fundraiser were incapacitated and not able to serve for several months or forever? As part of your planning process you need to plan to replace key people if required to do so. It is called succession planning.

Issues in implementing a project management office

This article provides you with some of the common yet hard-won wisdom and lessons learned that have been gained from professionals deploying PMOs.