

Key Approaches to Incentivizing Project Teams Effectively
Putting Things into Perspective
Great goals need great teams to be achieved. You can’t go it alone when it comes to attaining sustainable and far-reaching change. Now, that does not take anything away from strong leaders and leadership. But strong leadership is always rooted in concerted efforts owned and shaped by project teams. Organizations need to create a work environment in which...


The Metaverse and the Implications for Project Portfolio Management
The Next Big Game-Changer in Project and Portfolio Management?
When Facebook announced it was changing its name to Meta, it did not go unnoticed. Some relished the news while others took it with a grain of salt. Well, skepticism is a usual by-product of any innovation. People were doubtful when they had to start moving from their desktops to the web. Later on, they moved from the web to...


Paul Oppong – How Project Management can adapt in the transformation age
I recently had the privilege to be interviewed by Tim Butara on The Agile Digital Transformation Podcast on the changes to work in the age of digital transformation, in particular the work of project managers who need to adapt to the digital and hybrid-first reality.
Click below to listen to our conversation. Also available on all major streaming services (Spotify,...


5 Lessons Climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge Taught Me About Managing Projects
Recently I climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge. If you’re ever visiting Sydney, or if you live here and have never partaken, I thoroughly recommend the experience. I was equally delighted to find that climbing Sydney Harbour Bridge taught me some new lessons and reinforced some existing ones about how to manage projects to achieve success. Here is what I learned on my big adventure:
1. Be...


The Project Manager is not a Scrum Master
Acommon question that arises is whether the Project Manager should be a Scrum Master.
Project Managers are sometimes expected to take up the role of Scrum Master when their organization moves to take an agile approach. This may well occur without providing the Project Manager any training to take on this new and quite distinct role. However, a recent survey by Scrum.org found that fewer...


Beyond the Resume — 5 Tips to Hire the Right Project Manager
The right project manager can be the real difference between your project’s success and failure despite the governance structures.
Unfortunately, even the most experienced managers often make blunders when hiring. The wrong PM will drain your time, money, and resources. Even with the best intentions, hiring managers still miss out on too many things during the hiring process. Look...


Six Essential Skills for a First-Time Project Manager
With strict budgets, short deadlines, new processes, and a plethora of management decisions to be made, life is never easy for a first-time project manager.
An efficient PM is also expected to have a deep understanding of personnel management, risk management, and data-driven progress analysis. Even though this seems like a lot to do all at once, these challenges gradually become easier...