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Using the ‘right’ tool for the job – That is Facilitation
This blog was originally published on APMG. Facilitators are key to any project, as they are trained in a range of tools and techniques and know where and when to best to use them! Recently my daughter was trying to ‘bleed’ her radiators. Unfortunately, one of the...
Philanthropy is Changing Fast: 12 Lessons from Three Reports
This blog was originally published on nextbillion.net. One decade ago Paul Collier sought to explain how traditional aid isn’t working in his piercing book “The Bottom Billion.” In the ten years since, inequality has continued to get worse and the United...
Why Project DPro?
Among several project management methodologies, why PMD Pro? John Cropper is the PM4NGOs vice-chair and was one of the guide writers and talks about the PMD Pro Guide highlights.
Being Crisp in a Mushy World
This blog was originally posted on Humentum. Many of us have at least some experience working in a mushy decision-making environment. Mushy environments are ones where deadlines are guidelines and decisions are deferred, reversed, revised or revisited. There is a fine...
Reasons to be cheerful
This blog was originally posted on APM. Chiropractors, taxi drivers, the Marylebone Cricket Club and internal auditors. All of these have received a Royal Charter in recent years, as have many other organisations. The first one was granted to the University of...
Adapting to Changing Humanitarian Sector
The humanitarian system is caring for more people in more parts of the world than ever before. Partly in response to this, the sector has grown exponentially and is, in many ways, very crowded. But despite this huge growth, the sector has continued to find it...
What changed for Heifer team after Project DPro
Risk, or Issue?
This blog was originally posted on Trevor K Nelson. One of the more common questions seen lately in online project management discussions focuses on the difference between a Risk and an Issue. The question generally comes from newer Project Managers, and usually asks...
2017 PM4NGOs Board Meeting
A lot has been written recently about the virtues and advantages of virtual organizations. From the ability to find unbelievable talent anywhere in the world, to reduced overhead costs, to bringing in more diverse viewpoints and cultures. All of these things are true....