Project Planning & Organization

A practical, easy-to-follow guide designed for organizational leaders, PMOs, and management teams who need to make smarter investment and resource decisions. It outlines a four-step process - from establishing strategic criteria and scoring projects, to building a prioritization matrix and conducting governance reviews. The framework helps teams identify “quick wins,” high-value strategic priorities, and deferred initiatives, ensuring that every project supports enterprise growth, compliance, and customer focus.

Use these toolkits - global and local -  for structure and oversight when launching either cross-border or department level initiatives.  

This template provides project managers and leadership teams with a clear structure for planning and tracking integration initiatives. Use this roadmap to align stakeholders, set priorities, and ensure smooth execution.

This template helps project managers and leadership teams structure new market entry initiatives with clarity and alignment from the start.

Working with global teams can unlock growth and innovation — but only if time zone challenges are managed with intention. Use this checklist to keep your cross-border projects aligned and productive.

The best tools often depend on the specific project, team, and organization. Here’s a list of tools commonly favored by project managers, categorized by their primary function. This list is not intended to be comprehensive, but more of an illustration of multiple tools for different purposes.

The key to a successful project often hinges on the decisions made at its start. While there are countless factors that can influence a project’s outcome, a few critical considerations stand out as the absolute starting point.

These five trends are reshaping the project management landscape. By staying informed and adapting to these changes, project managers can position

themselves as strategic leaders who

drive organizational success.