Analytical Skills 
Improve business decisions by learning how to gather, interpret and present data.

Develop specialized skills and strategies to help you assess patterns, identify relevant questions, gain data-driven insights and effectively share analytical information with others.

Topics

Project Management: How to Win the Support of Top Executives

Failure is everywhere. Daily brings more headline news of some project that has had huge cost over runs, is missing key functionality, is months (sometimes years) late, or all three.

3 Leadership Styles for Effective Project Management

Effective project management fundamentals really don’t come naturally. Project management is a specific skill—or more accurately, a specific set of skills.

5 Common Causes of Project Failure and How to Avoid Them

Failure happens, as we’re often told. It’s simply a part of the process of learning and growing, and it just might yield valuable insights.

5 Keys to Successful Program Management

Back in the mid-1980s, I landed my first job out of college, which was to provide technical support for a NASA contractor in Washington, DC. Just about all the people I supported there had the word “Program” in their job title, whether it was Program Director, Program Manager, Program Admin Support,

5 Project Management Techniques to Avoid Project Failure

Failure is everywhere. Daily brings more headline news of some project that has had huge cost over runs, is missing key functionality, is months (sometimes years) late, or all three.

5 Steps to Improve Human Resource Planning in Project Management

Most organizations have a limited pool of resources—and that includes people. This hard reality adds to the challenges of effectively managing projects.

6 Rules for Running Productive Project Status Meetings

To keep projects on track, monitor potential problems, and ensure that the expected results get delivered on time and on budget, project leaders and their teams need to meet often.

7 Leadership Techniques to Avoid Failed Projects

Management is at the core of running projects, leadership techniques makes projects successful. The foundations of leadership techniques are needed here.

A Fresh Take on Complexity Costs

Complexity costs are the single largest determinant of your company’s cost competitiveness. The costs have grown in corporate pursuit of competitiveness through expensive and complex new processes, product portfolios, and organizations. Fortunately, your company’s competitors are probably carrying a

A 3-Step Framework for Establishing Project Priorities from the Start

In today’s competitive and fast-changing business world, organizations are taking on an increasing number of projects.