CPMS

A Corporate Project Management System (CPMS) is an organization-wide framework that standardizes how projects are selected, planned, executed, and monitored. Designed to align all project activities with strategic business goals, CPMS integrates methodologies, governance structures, tools, and training to ensure consistency, efficiency, and success across the entire project portfolio. Ideal for companies seeking to scale project delivery and improve performance at every level.

Command from the Center: How to Run a CPMS Without Killing Agility

Command from the Center: How to Run a CPMS Without Killing Agility

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The Control vs. Speed Paradox In 2021, I was overseeing a global portfolio transformation initiative. We had a CPMS humming with integrated workflows, tiered governance, and a reporting cadence that could satisfy any regulator or board. Everything looked tight—on paper. Then came a $2.5M pilot project in Argentina. Fast-moving, market-driven, and innovation-heavy. The system nearly […]

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

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

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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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From Siloed Tools to a Unified Platform: Building a CPMS for the Modern Enterprise

From Siloed Tools to a Unified Platform: Building a CPMS for the Modern Enterprise

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If you ask ten teams in a modern enterprise how they manage projects, you’ll get ten different answers — and probably fifteen different tools. Marketing lives in Trello. Engineering runs on Jira. Finance uses spreadsheets. Strategy has a portfolio tracker in some SharePoint folder last updated in Q4. Welcome to the world of project tool

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The CPMS Trap: When Tools Replace Thinking

The CPMS Trap: When Tools Replace Thinking

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When the Tool Runs the Project It was 2014. We had just rolled out a shiny new Corporate Project Management System (CPMS) that promised seamless integration, real-time dashboards, and automatic compliance tracking. My CIO called it a “game changer.” Three months later, we were behind on every strategic project, project managers were chasing drop-down menus

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Case Study: How Orion Logistics Transformed Its PMO with CPMS

Case Study: How Orion Logistics Transformed Its PMO with CPMS

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When Orion Logistics—a global supply chain services firm—found itself managing over 150 concurrent projects across five continents, it became clear their legacy project tools were no longer up to the task. Fragmented reporting, resource conflicts, and poor cross-team visibility were stalling strategic initiatives. Leadership knew it was time for change. In less than 12 months,

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Using Brainstorm for Project Ideation

Using Brainstorm for Project Ideation

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How to Spark Insight, Collaboration, and Strategic Alignment at the Earliest Project Stage In the lifecycle of any successful project, there’s a critical, often overlooked moment—the very beginning, when ideas are raw, undefined, and full of potential. Before budgets, Gantt charts, or KPIs come into play, there’s ideation. And that’s where brainstorming can transform ambiguity

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Crawford's Slip Method: The Low-Tech Innovation Hack That Still Works in High-Tech Teams

Crawford’s Slip Method: The Low-Tech Innovation Hack That Still Works in High-Tech Teams

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What Do You Get When You Give Everyone a Blank Card? It turns out, you get some of the best ideas in the room. Long before virtual whiteboards, sprint retros, or AI brainstorming assistants, a man named Dr. C.C. Crawford—an American education researcher—developed a simple but powerful method for gathering ideas from a group: the slip

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Affinity Diagrams: Making Sense of Complexity in Project WorkBy Clark Gable

Affinity Diagrams: Making Sense of Complexity in Project WorkBy Clark Gable

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When you work on complex, fast-moving projects — especially with cross-functional or remote teams — you’ll often hit a wall of information chaos. Sticky notes, chat logs, brainstorming sessions, conflicting ideas. It’s overwhelming. That’s where the Affinity Diagram comes in. Sometimes called the KJ Method (after its creator, Jiro Kawakita), the Affinity Diagram is a

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The Nominal Group Technique: A Structured Method for Better Team DecisionsBy Clark Gable

The Nominal Group Technique: A Structured Method for Better Team DecisionsBy Clark Gable

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One of the hardest things about leading cross-functional or remote project teams is achieving true consensus without falling into groupthink or letting the loudest voice dominate. That’s where structured facilitation techniques come in — and the Nominal Group Technique (NGT) is one of the best in the toolkit. NGT is a simple, scalable, and effective

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