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Moira Alexander

Founder at PMWorld 360 Magazine and Lead-Her-Ship Group

Langley, Canada

Moira Alexander is a project management influencer and thought leadership writer. She is the Founder of PMWorld 360 Magazine and Lead-Her-Ship Group, and a project management and digital workplace columnist for various publications.

Moira has 20+ years in business (IS&T) and project management for small to large businesses in the US and Canada. To find out more about Moira, go to www.pmworld360.com and www.leadhershipgroup.com.

Services she offers:

Content Strategy, Writing & Management | Editorial Management | Thought Leadership Ghostwriting | B2B & B2C Blogging | Online Publishing | Editorial Strategy & Management

Available For: Authoring, Consulting, Influencing
Travels From: Langley, BC Canada
Speaking Topics: Thought leadership, project management, coaching

Moira Alexander Points
Academic 0
Author 382
Influencer 155
Speaker 12
Entrepreneur 60
Total 609

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Company Information

Company Type: Company
Business Unit: Corporate
Theatre: North America
Minimum Project Size: Undisclosed
Average Hourly Rate: Undisclosed
Number of Employees: Undisclosed
Company Founded Date: Undisclosed
Media Experience: 5 Years
Last Media Interview: 07/11/2019

Areas of Expertise

Agile 34.93
AI 30.01
Analytics 30.12
Big Data 30.04
Business Continuity
Business Strategy 39.75
Change Management 31.26
Cloud 30.30
CRM 30.07
Culture 31.19
Customer Experience 32.07
Customer Loyalty
Cybersecurity 30.19
Design Thinking 30.05
Digital Disruption 30.62
Digital Transformation 31.47
Diversity and Inclusion 31.79
EdTech 30.68
Emerging Technology 30.05
Entrepreneurship 30.08
ERP 30.79
FinTech 30.06
Future of Work 31.03
Health and Wellness
HealthTech 30.07
HR 31.98
Innovation 30.55
IoT 30.21
Leadership 33.53
Lean Startup
Legal and IP 30.26
Management 32.97
Marketing 30.69
Mental Health
Mobility 31.36
Predictive Analytics 30.14
Procurement 30.12
Project Management 45.20
Renewable Energy
Risk Management 33.62
Sales 30.22
Social 32.95
Startups 30.23
Supply Chain
Sustainability 30.68
DevOps 30.66
Security 30.15
AR/VR 30.22
COVID19 30.27

Industry Experience

Federal & Public Sector
Financial Services & Banking
Healthcare
High Tech & Electronics
Higher Education & Research
Insurance
Media
Oil & Gas
Other
Professional Services
Retail

Publications

202 Article/Blogs
7 Steps to Determine and Meet Realistic Project Deadlines
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January 16, 2024
Struggling to meet project deadlines? Realistically determining and meeting project deadlines is all about a strong work plan combined with an excellent, universally adopted project change management process. Here is…
The post 7 Steps to Determine and Meet Realistic Project Deadlines appeared

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Tags: Change Management, Business Strategy, Project Management

The benefits of combining servant leadership and conscious leadership
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October 10, 2023
In leadership discussions, servant leadership is often lauded for its emphasis on selflessness and serving others. However, it’s crucial to recognize that even this well-praised approach has its limitations. One…
The post The benefits of combining servant leadership and conscious leaders

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Tags: Change Management, Business Strategy, Project Management

Navigating project changes: What is it?
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October 03, 2023
Change management is essential from organizational, project, and product perspectives. Change management is not about preventing change; change management is about identifying and then properly handling changes in a transparent,…
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Tags: Change Management, Business Strategy, Project Management

Why leadership skills play such a crucial role in project management
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August 18, 2023
The Role of Leaders in Project Management In the realm of project management, effective project leaders are reliant on strengthing their leadership skills to drive their teams toward success and…
The post Why leadership skills play such a crucial role in project management appeared first on PM

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Tags: Change Management, Business Strategy, Project Management

The power of conscious and transformational leadership in project management
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June 28, 2023
In the world of project management, leadership plays a vital role in driving teams toward success. Among the various leadership styles, conscious and transformational leadership have emerged as powerful approaches…
The post The power of conscious and transformational leadership in project mana

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Tags: Change Management, Business Strategy, Project Management

Project Risk Management
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June 14, 2023
In this webcast, Cornelius Fichtner and Dr. David Hillson look at project risk management for business leaders and project leaders through the metaphor of a risk hurricane. Risk management has…
The post Project Risk Management appeared first on PMWorld 360 Magazine.

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Tags: Change Management, Business Strategy, Project Management

How managing strategic risks can help create a winning business strategy
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May 09, 2023
Want to know how to create a winning business strategy? To define a winning business strategy, companies should always take into consideration all types of risks that may occur at…
The post How managing strategic risks can help create a winning business strategy appeared first on PMWorld 360 M

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Tags: Change Management, Business Strategy, Project Management

8 Tips for identifying your project portfolio stakeholders
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May 08, 2023
Have you ever found out about a project in your organization’s project portfolio that impacted you, yet you were not contacted or involved? Have you ever had a stakeholder run…
The post 8 Tips for identifying your project portfolio stakeholders appeared first on PMWorld 360 Magazine.

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Tags: Change Management, Business Strategy, Project Management

When change management met the ADKAR framework
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May 04, 2023
“I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better. “ -Georg C. Lichtenberg Change…
The post When change management met the ADKAR framework appeared first on PMWorld 360 Magazine.

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Tags: Change Management, Business Strategy, Project Management

Project goals and objectives
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April 28, 2023
Project goals and objectives are developed early in both project management and business analysis. In project management, goals and objectives are defined during the creation of the project charter. In…
The post Project goals and objectives appeared first on PMWorld 360 Magazine.

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Tags: Change Management, Business Strategy, Project Management

QUIZ: ARE YOU CUT OUT TO BE A LEADER? GETTING REAL ABOUT THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT TRAIT
PM World 360
January 30, 2023
Whether it’s leading projects, functional teams, large corporations, and institutions or countries, we all want to think we are born leaders, or at least we’ve developed the skills and know-how to be a great leader. The best leaders all have one thing in common, a trait that can make or break their effectiveness and how they impact others.

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Tags: Leadership, Business Strategy, Project Management

4 STEPS TO EFFECTIVE PROJECT REQUIREMENTS GATHERING
PM World 360
January 09, 2023
Identifying project requirements is a vital step in being able to accurately define the scope of a project. Here are four steps to effective project requirements gathering.

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Tags: Project Management

WHICH TYPE OF LEADER ARE YOU?
PM World 360
January 03, 2023
What type of leader are you? To excel as a project leader, it’s important to understand you can’t manage people, you can and should mentor, motivate, and lead. In order for project managers to become effective leaders, it’s equally essential to understand the different leadership styles that allow you as a leader to tailor your communication styles to meet project and business goals.

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Tags: Leadership, Project Management

6 QUALITIES THAT MAKE A PROJECT MANAGER MORE
PM World 360
December 12, 2022
Want to know what project manager qualities are essential to be effective? To be a truly great project manager, you must be a strategic business partner fully vested in organizational success — and be able to roll with inevitable setbacks. Here’s how to stand out from the crowd.

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Tags: Leadership, Agile, Project Management

5 TIPS FOR KEEPING YOUR PROJECT BUDGET ON TARGET
PM World 360
December 05, 2022
Budget overruns are a litmus test for project success or failure. Few companies have an unlimited budget, so the first thing project stakeholders look to in determining whether their project was a great success or a colossal failure is the bottom line. This fact fuels the pressure project leaders, and their teams face with each passing day. As such, effective budget management is a primary area of focus for project managers who value their careers.

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Tags: Change Management, Project Management

GOAL-BASED PROJECT MANAGEMENT: STEPS TO MEETING DELIVERY DATES AND BUDGETS
PM World 360
November 21, 2022
Meeting project goals means developing steps to meeting project delivery dates and budgets. Project managers who follow these seven high-level project management tips will achieve on-time, on-budget, goal-focused delivery of high-profile projects, thereby increasing their project success rates and career prospects.

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Tags: Risk Management, Project Management

How to be a great project leader
PM World 360
November 07, 2022
Project management certifications and training, in general, focus heavily on the technical knowledge and project phases, but there’s still so much more to being a successful leader. Do you have the necessary soft skills to be a great project leader? Here, Moira Alexander shares what decades of experience have taught her.

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Tags: Project Management

5 tips for crafting a top-notch project management resume
PMWorld 360
October 31, 2022
Each year countless resumes are quickly reviewed and filed away. Don’t let yours be one of them. Here are five tips that will help your project manager resume stand out and land you that interview you want.

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Tags: Management, Project Management

Improving project outcomes through the use of data analytics
PMWorld 360
October 24, 2022
Worldwide revenues for big data and business analytics are expected to grow to more than $187 billion by 2019, and the project management industry is projected to hit $5.81 trillion by 2020. Here is how some organizations are using data analytics to improve their project performance.

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Tags: Analytics, Management, Project Management

How to create a successful program management plan?
PMWorld 360
October 13, 2022
If you need to create a program management plan (PMP)but don’t know where to start? You’re in luck! This blog post will walk you through how to create a successful program management plan. A well-crafted program management plan can help your business succeed by ensuring that all aspects of your program are accounted for successfully. It can also help you track your progress and ensure that all stakeholders are on the same page. Let’s get started!

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Tags: Management, Leadership, Project Management

6 steps for getting troubled projects back on track
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March 22, 2022
Delays are common in project management, regardless of what sector you’re working in. But once a project has fallen behind, what can you do as a project manager to get your wayward project back on track?



It’s often easier said than done, but it’s important not to panic; calm heads always p

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Tags: Change Management, Risk Management, Project Management

Best project management software and tools 2022
Tech Republic
March 11, 2022
With so many project management software options to choose from, it can seem daunting to find the right one for your projects or company. We’ve narrowed them down to these nine.

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Tags: Project Management

The ROI in diversity projects
Tech Republic
March 04, 2022
There's sufficient proof that diversity in the workplace increases the ROI, not only diversity projects, but also projects and overall company initiatives as a whole.

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Tags: Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion, Project Management

How EDI impacts business transformation success
Tech Republic
March 04, 2022
Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) plays an important role in your business’s business transformation success. Here’s why.

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Diversity and Inclusion

12 KPIs every project manager should know
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March 04, 2022

Projects fail for many reasons — budget overruns, scheduling delays, supply chain issues, and scope creep, among other things. If you’re not tracking project health in all key areas, your projects are prone to fall prey to these types of issues and fail. Approximately 54% of all organizations w

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Tags: Change Management, Risk Management, Project Management

1 Book
Paperback: Lead or Lag: Linking Strategic Project Management & Thought Leadership 1st Edition
LeadHerShip Group
November 04, 2016
A thorough and comprehensive look at the link between project management and business strategy. Covering all of the essential elements that companies and their project managers need to focus on for success.

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Leadership, Business Strategy

12 eBooks
Using KPIs To Measure Success - EBook
LeadHerShip Group
October 08, 2019
Key performance indicators serve as a key measure of how effectively project or project activities have performed in relation to identified, required, and agreed-to strategic objectives. Without KPIs, the success of projects and project activities is simply a guessing game, with no way to quantify goal attainment.

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Tags: Predictive Analytics

Selecting The Right Project Management Software - EBook
LeadHerShip Group
October 08, 2019
With all the project management and collaboration tools available today, it’s important for companies to carefully evaluate which ones will meet their needs today and into the future. But knowing exactly what criteria should be considered and how to go about evaluating each of the tools can be time-consuming and even frustrating.

Here are some key considerations broken down into three primary categories. These should be included in your evaluation.

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Tags: ERP, Agile, Project Management

The Value of Change Management - EBook
LeadHerShip Group
October 08, 2019
Change management (CM) and project management (PM) are often thought of as being the same thing. Are they? If not, how do they differ?

Project management involves the use of people, processes, and methodologies to plan, initiate, execute, monitor, and close activities designed to meet an organization’s project goals and hopefully overall strategic objectives.

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Tags: Leadership, HR, Change Management

Business Process Management - EBook
LeadHerShip Group
October 08, 2019
Each business starts out developing processes that are determined by various limiting factors; as a business grows, hopefully, these limiting factors are decreased, and the processes evolve to match the business potential and future goals.

If your business has grown, but your processes haven’t kept pace with this growth, it could be a sign that the business was unprepared for the growth, that there is uncertainty about how to modify existing processes to match the growth and prepare the business for the future, or that there is a reluctance to change.

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Tags: Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, Innovation

Which Methodologies Work Best? - EBook
LeadHerShip Group
October 08, 2019
Think of project management (PM) methodologies as blueprints, step-by-step instructions that guide your team to build a successful project. With so many different—and, in some cases, overlapping—approaches to managing the complexities of any given program, how can you know which one is right for your project, team, or organization?

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Tags: Customer Experience, ERP, Agile, Project Management

Effective Remote Project Management - EBook
LeadHerShip Group
October 08, 2019
Remote project management may be a great alternative to traditional project management for most organizations, project managers, and team members, but is it realistic? There are tangible advantages here, but this is not for the fainthearted. Does remote project management work?

The answer, in general, is yes, it can. Will remote project management work for your organization if you have a top-notch virtual project team?

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Tags: Culture, Future of Work, Business Strategy

The People Behind Projects - EBook
LeadHerShip Group
October 08, 2019
If you are an individual contemplating a career in project management, do you ever wonder if project management is the right career choice for you? If you like working with people this is a great career choice. Most of project management is about the people behind projects.

Project management is multifaceted and rewarding, but it is also a demanding job. If you are trying to decide on career options and project manager is a position that interests you, consider these eight facets of the job to decide if it is the right career choice for you.

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Tags: Leadership, Culture, HR

The Role Of Project Management In Enabling Strategy - EBook
LeadHerShip Group
October 08, 2019
We’ve all heard the old adage “Measure twice; cut once.” While it might be a cliché, in the project management world it takes on a critical meaning: choosing to rush through or ignore the project-planning process can be a the formula for failure.

Pick any major event, trip, or undertaking in your life and think about the time, energy, and work put into making sure everything went off without a hitch. Then think about the stress and aggravation you experienced those times when things didn’t go as planned.

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Tags: Leadership, Future of Work, Business Strategy

Leveraging Portfolio And Project Management To Enable Strategy - EBook
LeadHerShip Group
October 08, 2019
Historically many PMOs were set up to manage and meet program-and project-specific deliverables and requirements and may have lacked a strong direct link with high-level business objectives.

Today, effectiveness is increasingly measured by how clearly and accurately the PMO can map a direct line back to the success of the overall business performance.

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Leadership, Business Strategy

How Thought Leaders Transform Businesses - EBook
LeadHerShip Group
October 08, 2019
To become true agents of transformation, today’s business leaders will not only need to take a closer look at the projects and the ways that they fit within the business portfolio, but they’ll also need to remain nimble enough to constantly evaluate both projects and portfolio to ensure alignment with overall business objectives.

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Leadership, Business Strategy

The Role Of Strategy In Driving All Business Activities - EBook
LeadHerShip Group
October 08, 2019
Often businesses start out with a fairly clear vision, and that vision can be accomplished in several ways: sometimes through some great streak of luck, but most likely with the help of a well-thought-out, realistic, and carefully designed strategic plan combined with intentional and focused actions.

Business strategy is the blueprint or roadmap that should guide all activities in an effort to achieve the business vision and deals with the questions of how it should compete.

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Tags: Management, Leadership, Business Strategy

Thought Leadership Behind Effective Project Management - EBook
LeadHerShip Group
October 08, 2019
In order for overall company-wide strategy and portfolio and project strategy to be effective and in sync, not only does the company need to have thought leaders within the executive ranks, but your EPMO also requires thought leaders to take up the highest-level focus as well.

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Tags: Management, Leadership, Business Strategy

3 Founders
Founder of Your Brand Of Beauty Magazine
Your Brand Of Beauty Magazine
March 13, 2019
Launched March 7, 2019, Your Brand Of Beauty Magazine is a beauty and wellness website for women and men from every walk of life. There’s a sea of products out there for you to try, but money isn’t endless. Finding what works to suit your needs should be so much easier. At Your Brand Of Beauty, we talk about everything beauty and wellness, what being beautiful and healthy means for you, and the things you can do to be your best self.

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Tags: Customer Experience, Social, Culture

Founder of PMWorld 360 Magazine
PMWorld 360 Magazine
March 27, 2018
Voted In The Top 2 Project Management Magazines To Follow In 2019, PMWorld 360 Magazine is a digital publication focused solely on project management and directly aligned topics. Get a 360-degree view of project planning and execution through the eyes of Project Management Institute (PMI ) certified & experienced PMPs. We offer project managers, busy professionals, executives, key stakeholders, educators, and students with valuable tips, best practices, resources, exam and course information, podcasts, and industry news. Content marketing options are also available to businesses.

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Tags: Agile, Risk Management, Business Strategy, Project Management

Lead-Her-Ship Group
Lead-Her-Ship Group
January 09, 2017
We are a content creation and editorial service company on a mission to help organizations lead through high-value written content that strengthens brands. We work with Fortune 500 companies, top-tier B2B and B2C digital publications, small and mid-sized businesses, and content marketing firms.

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Tags: Customer Experience, Marketing, Business Strategy

3 Influencer Awards
130 Top Project Management Influencers Of 2019
The Digital Project Manager
June 12, 2019
Included in the Digital Project Manager's list of the brightest minds and influential thinkers who are shaping the project management industry today.

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Tags: Future of Work, Agile, Project Management

PMWorld 360 Magazine Voted Top Digital Project Management Magazine To Follow in 2019
FeedSpot
March 05, 2019
PMWorld 360 Magazine has been Voted The Top Digital Project Management Magazine To Follow in 2019. PMWorld 360 Magazine is a new digital project management and leadership magazine that provides business key decision-makers with a 360-degree view of the management world from the perspective of trusted, certified project management professionals. We share best practices, opinions and advice, project management and related product reviews, new industry developments, resources and more to help busy decision-makers and business professionals make the best possible decisions.

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Tags: IoT, Leadership, Social

9 Digital Magazines for Project Managers of Tomorrow
PMColumn
January 15, 2019
Project managers of tomorrow need to keep themselves tuned to best practices, especially when the new tools, skills, and trends start dominating the project management landscape. To stay on top of innovation and cultivate this knowledge, we recommend experts passionate about project management to consider reading a bundle of digital or print magazines.

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Tags: Future of Work, IoT, Leadership

23 Media Interviews
3 Vital PDUs for PMPs to Keep Up Their Career Graph
Accelerating IT Success
July 15, 2019
Even after going through a great length of professional achievements, the project management professionals (PMPs) need to endure a list of professional development units (PDUs).

In this article at the Tech Republic, Moira Alexander explains that all certified members of project management are required to do a specified number of PDUs to keep their skills upbeat and mind sharp.

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Tags: Business Strategy, EdTech, Future of Work

IT Projects and business value – The importance of a Strategic PMO
Stoneseed IT
January 01, 2019
Last Summer I read a blog post by Moira Alexander, one of CIO.com's most engaging contributors on Project management issues, about the importance and value of a strategic Project Management Office (PMO). I love Moira's writing because she is so passionate about the journey, we are all on and her thoughts often chime with my own.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Future of Work, Leadership

5 Reasons Why Your Education CEO Needs A Voice On LinkedIn
Forbes
September 09, 2018
When leaders are online sharing advice, tips, and talking with their customers, connection and respect can begin to flourish. Consumers like to know that a company's executive leaders care about them and their products or services.

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Tags: EdTech, Leadership, Social

7 Essential Tips to Flawless Project Management
IT Workforce Journal
May 30, 2018
Good project management can help organizations progress unhindered. However, PMI’s recent survey indicates that enterprises are wasting $97 million against every investment of $1 billion. When projects fail, many do not realize that the problem can go beyond project-related factors. In this article at CIO, Moira Alexander has given 7 tips that could help you achieve flawless project management.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Leadership, Management

5 Project Management Trends to Observe in 2018
Project Office Journal
May 29, 2018
With each passing year, project management is flexing its roots. This year holds sharp focus on people and technologies to deliver successful projects. Even the market experts predict significant amount of growth in project management industry.

In this article at TechRepublic, Moira Alexander shares a list of upcoming project trends that will design a better future for organizations.

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Tags: Future of Work, Leadership, Management

Trouble Hiring a Project Manager? 5 Possible Reasons Why
IT Governance Journal
May 22, 2018
A good manager is a difficult asset to find, and an even greater one to retain. In an article for TechRepublic, Moira Alexander explains why there is so much adversity in hiring a project manager. Use these tips to learn how to solve your problems.

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Tags: Culture, HR, Leadership

Leader of The Pack: 7 Leadership Styles To Choose For You, Your Team
Take The Lead
May 07, 2018
If you are new to leadership or if you are considering shifting, polishing or adding a new leadership style, here are seven distinct leadership styles you can adopt.It’s best to lead in a style that feels authentic and close to your way of thinking and doing.The foundation of any leadership style is an approach to the fundamentals of the power to make change. A coaching leadership style helps to create and reinforce a connection with individuals and establishes higher levels of trust,” writes Moira Alexander in Tech Republic.

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Tags: Leadership, Management

How Business Architecture Can Help Project Managers To Be Successful.
Project Times
April 16, 2018
“As the business environment today is becoming increasingly complex and fast-changing, it has brought higher requirements to project managers. Project managers today should not only have a firm grasp of basic project management knowledge but also possess strong leadership, including skills in conflicts resolution, negotiation, stakeholder management as well as capabilities in strategic and business management,”

Breaking this down further Moira Alexander in CIO Magazine identified six key traits that differentiated good projects managers from the rest of the pack.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Culture, HR

How to Avoid 3 Common Technology Project Blunders
Team Logic IT
March 28, 2018
So, organizations increasingly are recognizing the importance of “tech-savvy” leadership.

“This doesn’t necessarily mean having deep technical knowledge, but rather having a feel for the tech landscape, knowing the types of questions to ask, and being able to push back on pursuits that may be a poor fit for the organization,” researchers write.

To aid our readers in the pursuit of this type of executive acumen, we found a recent column for CIO magazine by leadership guru Moira Alexander. She identifies 10 management misconceptions that can derail projects of any kind. Here are three issues from Alexander’s list that are particularly troublesome when collaborating on technology projects with your IT Managed Services Provider (MSP):

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Tags: Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation, Mobility

Your Time and Attendance Project Can Succeed if Everyone Remains Committed
ATS
February 22, 2018
Successful implementation of a time and attendance project requires the commitment of stakeholders on both sides, i.e. the vendor as well as customer. The vendor clearly has to absorb the bulk of the responsibility, and at the same time, has to steer the project in the right direction if they notice it is not going as planned. In her most recent blog titled 5 early warning signs of project failure for online publication, cio.com, Moira Alexander’s writes in part;

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Tags: Business Strategy, Culture, HR

How to Manage Priorities When Everything Seems Urgent
EdTech
October 26, 2017
Tips from management experts can help IT leaders stay focused on tasks that truly matter.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Leadership

No, you don't need to do everything on your to-do list
EAB
October 12, 2017
In today's rapidly changing work environment, leaders can have a difficult time managing the ever-expanding list of priorities, David Hutchins writes for Ed Tech magazine. He offers two ways to focus on what truly matters when you're getting pulled in every direction. Consider the big picture
Every priority you tackle should clearly align to your organization's strategic vision, Hutchins writes.

According to Moira Alexander, another project management expert, viewing strategic goals from an institutional perspective will help leaders evaluate the relative importance of each priority. The big-picture context of firm strategy helps leaders understand the "why" behind specific projects, she explains.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Leadership, Management

Agile Management Isn’t for Techies — Using Agile Effectively in Your Business
Medium
October 02, 2017
Companies that are more lateral or already seek the input of lower-level employees are likely to experience success with agile management.
In an article for CIO, Moira Alexander admits that one of the drawbacks of agile project management is implementing it within large companies. Established firms that have been using traditional methodologies might stumble on the more flexible processes inherent in agile processes.

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Tags: Agile, Project Management

Tips for managing change
Smart Brief
August 01, 2017
o manage change effectively, adopt virtual training technologies, deal with the effects of changes early in the process, and encourage employees to accept change, writes Moira Alexander. "Dealing directly with the people, processes and technology involved in projects can help to create sustainable ways to remove the scary aspects of change," she writes.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Management

How Clear Priorities Help Project Managers Advance Company Initiatives
The Uncommon League
July 10, 2017
If you’re lobbying for new initiatives, quantifying the results (particularly in regard to revenue or savings) can help you get approval for new projects and increase their priority levels within a company.

“Company budgets and timing are almost always limited, making it impossible to take on all project ideas conceived,” Moira Alexander writes at CIO.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Leadership

How to connect business strategy with project management
PragmaticPM
May 11, 2017
Do you agree your business strategy and outcomes can be realized with effective project management?

CIO author Moira Alexander suggests the connecting of business strategy with project management can help to realize this goal.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Leadership, Management

Will IT Project Managers Join The Great Enterprise PMO Shift?
Yahoo Small Business
January 31, 2017
Recent research on project management indicates that the field is about to enter the spotlight. Once an isolated function, project management is quickly being elevated in strategic importance. According to analyst firm Gartner, by 2017 senior executives in the largest organizations in America will rely on enterprise program management offices (EPMOs) to execute projects in alignment with overall business strategy.

The business case is there, of course. An article in CIO Magazine by Moira Alexander of Conture Business Advisors cites Project Management Institute research illustrating that EPMOs are capable of significant ROI. Specifically, they are estimated to improve confirmation of business priorities and project alignment with strategic objectives by 10 percent.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Future of Work, Leadership

The State of Project Management - CIO’s Moira Alexander
Intuit Quickbase
November 29, 2016
Project management thought leader Moira Alexander chats exclusively with The Fast Track about issues such as the difference between project management and change management, the unique requirements of remote project management, and the most effective use of software tools to complete project management and non-PM related tasks.

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Tags: Change Management, Digital Transformation, Future of Work

Lead, Lag, Link: Interview with Moira Alexander
People, Planet, Profits & Projects Blog
November 18, 2016
From the People, Planet, Profits & Projects Blog by Richard Maltzman, Dave Shirley

In this special post, we interview Moira Alexander, PMP, author of a brand-new book. Moira is the founder and president of Lead-Her-Ship Group. She has more than 20 years of experience in business, IT and project management for small to large businesses in the U.S. and Canada. She writes for TechRepublic and CIO Magazine.

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Tags: Future of Work, Leadership, Sustainability

10 Benefits of a PMP Certification
ProjectManagementQualification.com
October 17, 2016
The Project Management Professional (PMP) credential is, according to global trainer Arvind Rongala and management consultant Moira Alexander, the most sought after project management certification in the world. But what does this mean for certification holders? Here are the top ten benefits of earning a PMP credential.

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Tags: Future of Work, HR, Management

3 Reasons IT Projects Fail
Matthew Mansfield
October 06, 2016
Having worked in the IT field for over 10 years, I resonated with Moira Alexander, of Chief Information Officer (CIO.com), a subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), in her article titled Project management guide: Tips, strategies, best practices 1, when she listed the following as reasons IT projects fail:

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Tags: Leadership, Business Strategy, Project Management

The benefits of cloud-based project management software
Clarizen Blog
April 25, 2016
Should your project management software live in the cloud?

In a word, yes. The dominant trend in the software industry for the past several years has been the move from traditional on-premise licensed software to cloud-based software as a service. InformationWeek predicts that cloud-based solutions will continue to gain popularity in 2016 and beyond, as more businesses seek the lower cost, greater flexibility and other benefits of cloud computing.Industry analysts see this as one of the critical benefits that will drive more companies to the cloud in the years to come. “Teams will need to be connected with increased frequency as the workforce becomes more mobile, creating the need for improved business intelligence, cloud-based project management solutions and mobile apps for data sharing, and collaboration,” according to Moira Alexander at CIO.com.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Cloud, Leadership

How to pick a project management methodology
PMO Advisory
July 13, 2015
For all but perhaps the largest firm with seemingly unlimited resources, I am not clear why organizations want to choose too many project management methodologies.....Moira Alexander for CIO writes: Think of project management (PM) methodologies as blueprints, step-by-step instructions that guide your team on how to build a successful project. With so many different – and in some cases, overlapping – approaches to managing the complexities of any given program, how can you know which one is right for your project, team or organization?

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Career Development—How to Position Yourself for a Promotion
PMI Projectified Podcast
July 31, 2019
Looking to land your next big promotion? Learn how to showcase your skills and stand out from the crowd. Guests discuss how project and program managers can climb the career ladder by showing they have what it takes to get the job done.

Moira Alexander, PMP, founder of PMWorld 360 Magazine in Langley, British Columbia, Canada, outlines four steps that will help project professionals prepare themselves to take the next big step in their careers.

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Tags: Culture, HR, Leadership

PMI Projectified Podcast - Regular Correspondent
PMI Projectified Podcast
July 31, 2019
Moira Alexander invited to become a regular correspondent at the Project Management Institute's Projectified Podcast.

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Tags: Leadership, HR, Future of Work

Project Management Paradise Podcast: Moira Alexander On how millennials are changing project management
Project Management Paradise
August 04, 2017
In this episode Moira Alexander, a Media Recognized Expert, Digital Media/Business Content Strategist, Project Manager and Author, discusses how millennials are changing project management.

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Tags: Digital Disruption, Leadership, Future of Work

Ryn The Guardian Melberg Interviews Moira Alexander Of CIO Magazine
Ryn The Guardian Melberg
January 13, 2017
This week Ryn will be talking with Moira Alexander of CIO Magazine. Moira is the founder and president of the Lead-Her-Ship Group. She has more than 20 years of experience in business, IT and project management for small to large businesses in the U.S. and Canada. She writes often about project management and Agile is one of the topics that she often writes about. And it is Agile we will be discussing with her today.

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Tags: Digital Disruption, Future of Work, Agile

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