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What are Some Technical Issues that can Occur in a Project?

Projects are run by people for people. Project management software does not run a project. It reports on project status, provides tracking against key metrics, and generates status reports or visual indicators.

Project Management Software Does Not Fix Project Performance Issues

Projects are run by people for people. Project management software does not run a project. It reports on project status, provides tracking against key metrics, and generates status reports or visual indicators.

Project Management Guide – Completing Your Projects 100% On Time

According to a Gallup Poll, only 2.5% of companies successfully complete 100% of their projects on-time. If this statement is true, why do you think this situation is a reality? Can you imagine how much time and money is lost by companies because 97.5% of projects do...

Effective Project Management – Webinar Presentation + Bonus

Learn how you can ensure the success of your projects. In this video, Project Management Professional and True North PMP Consulting President Richard Broo explains the importance of process discipline in facilitating an effective project management.

Understanding Agile Vs. Traditional Project Management

The Traditional Project Management process is markedly different than an Agile Project Management Process in how it is structured and utilized to run a project. This Whitepaper will provide you with a primer on how both project management processes differ from one...

Interactive Video Series

Richard Broo Principal/Founder, True North PMP Consulting, Inc. Richard has over 40 years of company leadership and project management experience. He delivers commercial, technical and operational efficiencies for companies across different industries helping them...

Benefits of Auditing your Project Management Process

Benefits of Auditing Full Video Hello, I'm Richard Broo, Founder of TrueNorth PMP Consulting. We are a consultancy dedicated to helping companies reduce costs, waste, and time out of their project management process to improve their operational efficiency and...

COVID-19 and Effective Project Management

Hello, I'm Richard Broo, Founder of TrueNorth PMP Consulting. We are a consultancy dedicated to helping companies eliminate costs, waste, and time out of the project management process in order to improve their operational efficiencies and profitability. I would like...

Assumptions and Constraints

Welcome to another edition of Best Practices in Project Management. Today, I’d like to briefly talk to you about a tool that I encourage all project managers to use, and that’s called an assumption and constraints register or log. And you use this to record all of the key decisions that were made for your project, and the assumptions and constraints that drove that key decision.

The Connection Between Business Needs Assessment and a Business Case

Today, I’d like to talk about business needs assessment, as it relates to a business case. A business needs assessment is usually done well before our project is approved to begin to determine if the project is even worth undertaking and to make sure that the organization is putting its best foot forward to choose that particular project or a particular project over others. 

Why Should We Hire a Project Management Consultant?

1. Expertise: Project management consultants are experts in their field and have a deep understanding of best practices, tools, and techniques. They can help you streamline your project management processes, improve project delivery, and increase overall efficiency....

What is Scope Creep in a Project?

What is scope creep in a project? Scope creep in a project refers to the uncontrolled expansion or changes to the project's scope or requirements beyond the original agreement or baseline. This occurs when additional requirements, features, or functions are added to...