Understanding Project Baseline In Project Management
If you’ve ever been part of a project, you’ve probably heard about the term project baseline. It sounds technical and intimidating, but it’s really just a way to keep your project on track. Think of a project baseline as your project’s GPS, as it helps you see where you started, where you are now, and […]
The Ultimate OKR Guide: How to Set and Achieve Your Business Goals
In today’s modern and highly competitive domain, having a broad vision and building a business is exciting, but without clear objectives, it’s easy to get lost along the way. This is where OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) come into the picture. It’s not just about having goals – it’s about making them specific, measurable, and […]
How to Select the Best OKR Tools for Your Organization
Oftentimes, running a small or medium-sized business (SME) feels like juggling, where you have to navigate through multiple priorities. Even if you’ve got ambitious goals, managing budgets, scaling operations, and ensuring your team stays on the same page – these things can seem very chaotic or daunting. Have you ever wondered how to align everyone […]
Target Align’s OKR Simplifies Project Management for Startups
Setting ambitious business goals is exciting, but achieving them often involves many challenges. That’s where OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) come into play. They provide a structured framework for aligning goals, improving focus, and tracking progress toward your most critical projects. Successful project management for startups or SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) requires you […]
How to communicate your message in less than 2 slides!
You are an expert in your field. You have the technical skills and experience. You meet your manager in the hallway. Your manager asks you where you are at with your recent assignment. He/ she asks you to do 1 to 2 page, 10-mins presentation in the afternoon? This may or may not be a specific project, but might […]
The Science of Incremental Delivery – Delivering a fantastic Progress Report
When you are managing a project with a long duration or multiple phased deliveries, you will be asked to produce weekly or monthly status reports. If you are in a situation where your stakeholders ask lots of questions and cut you off often when you present, it is a sign you are not delivering your […]
OKR – Create your North Star Vision Statement
Just because your company is small, does not mean you do not need a vision. Small companies could mean a small business or even a department within a large company. Accountability is the key. Afterall, in case you make it big or your department becomes the super star within the company, you need to be able to […]
OKR – Create a Mission statement because your company exists!
If you are a small company or a startup, it does not mean you should negate a company mission statement. By creating a mission statement you give you company focus, reason for existence, or you will fall into the trap of operating for the sake of operating and burn out yourself and your staff quickly. Let’s […]
Create a OKR-related Strategy
In a previous article we discussed creating a Vision and Mission statement for your OKR strategy. In this article we will explore creating a OKR strategy. From the Mission statement, we defined what the company did, who is your customer, how it is done and your philosophy of doing it. With the mission statement defined, a company can go […]
OKR/ Project Management – Use the Force… ‘The Baseline’
We all hear about the importance of establishing projects baselines. You know it is important, but often don’t know how to do it or what to do with it later. ‘Baseline’ is one of the abstract concepts, yet when applied well is useful and will help distinguish yourself from the average Project Managers that don’t use it. […]
