By: Kristen Ardito | September 13, 2022 | PMO & Project Management | Agile Transformation | Change Management Part II of our Agile Transformation series. Now that I have your attention, what was your gut reaction to the headline? Defensive? Curious? Angry? Indignant? Sometimes it’s important to step back from…

September 22, 2022 | By Commander Vimal Nagpal (retired), Naval Aviation and Aerospace Industry Expert at Gravitas Titanium is light, less corrosive, hyper-resistant, and has non-expansion properties hence is widely used in modern composite aircraft. Titanium does not expand and contract in the same way as older aluminum aircraft do…

September 23, 2022 | By Commander Vimal Nagpal (retired), Naval Aviation Veteran and Aerospace Industry Expert at Gravitas Consulting | Aerospace Introduction For optimal operation of any machine, it needs regular maintenance. In aviation, the maintenance work is highly regulated and critical to the airworthiness of the aircraft. After a certain…

By: Kristen Ardito, Partner at Gravitas Consulting | September 7, 2022 | Project Management | Agile Transformation | Change Management | PMO Dashboards — Opening Observations Why do so many organizations struggle to gain adoption for Agile? Why do so many “transformations” feel like another exhausting exercise that takes teams away from doing “real” work? It shouldn’t be so hard right? …

Case Study: Melissa & Doug | Laminar PMO | CIO Advisory | Toy Manufacturing | Direct to Consumer | B2B | — September 2, 2022 What problem were we asked to solve? Melissa & Doug is an American manufacturer of children’s toys, inspiring creative thinking through screen-free, open-ended play for over two decades. A remarkable year-on-year growth brought with it the need for a stronger operational infrastructure.

August 19, 2022 | By Commander Vimal Nagpal (retired), Naval Aviation Veteran and Aerospace Industry Expert at Gravitas Consulting | Aerospace Introduction Air shows are always exciting for the spectators and manufacturers of aircraft both fixed wing and rotary wing. These are events that showcase the developments in aircraft capabilities. Endurance…

Aug 02, 2022 | Strategy | Digital Transformation — When a company embarks on a digital transformation program, it chooses to focus on one of the three facets at a time. 1. Consumer-oriented 2. Enterprise-focused 3. Shifts in business models Each type of transformation presents unique opportunities and challenges. In this post, we will see a few examples. 1. Consumer-oriented digital transformation

By: Priyanka Nagpal | May 26, 2022 | PMO & Project Management | Product Management Introduction This post discusses the role of the project management office (PMO) in achieving business success through an illustrative scenario. An e-commerce start-up in line with its consumer-oriented digital transformation strategy decided to launch an augmented…

Introduction Being a good project manager requires more than qualifications, degrees, and the ability to track timelines. While these skills are essential, the day-to-day role of a project manager requires far more than keeping projects on track. …