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Driving Change Management Through CPMS: From Resistance to Results

CPMS / July 21, 2020 / Belinda White

Any new process, system, or strategic initiative brings change. And wherever change occurs, resistance follows. For PMOs and enterprise leaders, navigating this resistance is as critical as managing timelines and budgets. Enter the Corporate Project Management System (CPMS): more than a tool for scheduling and reporting, a well-implemented CPMS can serve as a powerful vehicle for […]

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Ensuring Data Integrity in CPMS: The Foundation of Trust and Insight

CPMS / June 9, 2020 / Belinda White

For any Corporate Project Management System (CPMS) to deliver on its promise of insight, alignment, and strategic control, it must be built on a bedrock of accurate, consistent, and trustworthy data. Too often, organizations implement powerful CPMS platforms only to discover that poor data quality undermines executive trust, user adoption, and reporting reliability. The result? Missed

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Success Metrics for CPMS Implementation: What to Track and Why

CPMS / April 13, 2020 / Belinda White

Implementing a Corporate Project Management System (CPMS) is a significant milestone for any organization. But once the platform is live, a critical question emerges: Is it working? To answer that, organizations must go beyond anecdotal feedback and monitor clearly defined success metrics. These indicators not only track adoption and performance, but also justify the investment and guide

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Best Practices of Using Airtable for Managing Projects

PMIS / December 30, 2019 / Belinda White

Airtable isn’t your typical project management tool—and that’s exactly why so many project managers are drawn to it. Part spreadsheet, part database, part collaboration platform, Airtable offers unmatched flexibility. It allows you to build custom workflows, connect related data, visualize projects in multiple views, and design solutions that match your exact needs—without writing a single line of

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AI and Automation in CPMS: The Future of Smart Project Management

CPMS / December 29, 2019 / Belinda White

The Corporate Project Management System (CPMS) has long served as the digital backbone of enterprise project governance. But as organizations face mounting pressure to deliver faster, smarter, and with fewer resources, traditional systems are no longer enough. The future of CPMS lies in AI and automation. Once a back-office reporting platform, CPMS is now evolving into

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Functions and Structure of Strategy

Strategy / November 14, 2019 / Belinda White

Today, many organizations face challenges in selecting the right initiatives to achieve their desired outcomes—whether it’s generating profit, increasing market value, expanding into new markets, or broadening their service offerings. To operate effectively, organizations must develop a system of strategic management—a structured approach to defining and achieving long-term goals. But before exploring strategic management, we must

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Review of PMI’s Benefits Realization Management: A Practice Guide

PMBoK / November 1, 2019 / Belinda White

In today’s outcome-driven world, success is no longer defined by delivering projects on time and within budget alone. Organizations increasingly demand that projects, programs, and portfolios produce real business value. To address this strategic need, the Project Management Institute (PMI) released Benefits Realization Management: A Practice Guide in 2019, providing structured guidance on ensuring that initiatives deliver meaningful and measurable results.

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Review of PMI’s The Standard for Risk Management in Portfolios, Programs, and Projects

PMBoK / October 10, 2019 / Belinda White

In today’s business environment, uncertainty is no longer a peripheral issue—it’s central to strategic planning and delivery. The Project Management Institute (PMI) addresses this reality with its comprehensive guide: The Standard for Risk Management in Portfolios, Programs, and Projects, released in 2019. This standard provides a unified, scalable, and principle-based framework for managing risk across all levels of organizational

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Review of PMI’s Practice Standard for Scheduling – Third Edition

PMBoK / September 30, 2019 / Belinda White

As projects grow more dynamic and organizations demand faster, more predictable delivery, scheduling becomes more than a planning function—it becomes a strategic control mechanism. Recognizing this evolution, PMI released the Practice Standard for Scheduling – Third Edition in 2019, significantly updating its previous edition (2011) to reflect the needs of modern project environments, including agile, hybrid, and predictive methodologies. This

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Review of PMI’s The Standard for Earned Value Management (Second Edition)

PMBoK / September 19, 2019 / Belinda White

In complex project environments where performance must be measured, budgets must be controlled, and value must be quantified, few tools offer as much structure as Earned Value Management (EVM). Recognizing its importance, the Project Management Institute (PMI) developed The Standard for Earned Value Management, currently in its Second Edition (published in 2019), to establish a consistent and integrated approach to planning, monitoring,

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