Project management offices (PMOs) are becoming more critical to the midmarket during the recession, as they offer important IT governance in making sure all IT projects are aligned with corporate goals while also cutting out waste. Though often created during booming economic times to focus resources and priorities on the most strategic projects, PMOs are no luxury...

Some people wait for the future to happen. Others create their futures. The former depend on the luck of the draw. The latter cut their own deal. How do you create your own future? By forming a vision and expressing it through a mission statement. Your dream now glitters on the horizon of the future. But you are standing in the reality of the here and now. How do...