Advisicon Inc.

06/02/2026

Yesterday we talked about the importance of effective project status reporting. Today, we're sharing one of the tools that helps make it easier.

A good status report should answer the questions stakeholders are already asking:

• Are we on track?
• What risks should I know about?
• What changed since the last update?
• What happens next?

Our Project Progress Report template provides a structured format for communicating project health, milestones, risks, decisions, and next steps without forcing project managers to start from a blank page each week.

It's a simple tool, but sometimes simple tools make the biggest difference.

Elevate your project communication with this structured template, designed for concise updates on project health, progress, and risks. Perfect for project managers aiming for clarity and consistency in stakeholder reporting.

06/01/2026

Most project problems do not show up all at once. They show up in status reports first.

A missed milestone. A risk that keeps getting carried forward. A project that looks green on paper but feels red in every meeting.

Good status reporting is not about filling out a template. It is about helping the right people understand what is happening early enough to make better decisions.

If status reports sometimes feel like a chore, this webinar shares practical ways to make them more useful, more consistent, and more valuable for both project teams and stakeholders.

Strong status reports keep projects aligned and stakeholders informed. Learn practical techniques for communicating project health, risks, milestones, and next steps with clarity, consistency, and confidence.

05/28/2026

Learn something new this summer at your pace, on your time.

Your schedule is busy. Your growth doesn’t have to be.

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Earn PDUs. Build real skills. Learn tools you can use immediately.

No pressure. No deadlines. Just meaningful learning you can fit into your summer.

✔ Professional Growth, On Your Own Terms. Explore free, on-demand webinars designed to help Project Managers earn Professional Development Units (PDUs) toward PMI® certifications. Whether you’re brushing up on Microsoft tools or diving into best practices for project leadership, our content emp...

05/27/2026

One of the most common frustrations we hear from executives isn’t actually about bad news.

It’s about finding out too late to do anything useful about it.

A project slips.
A dependency gets missed.
A risk quietly grows for months before finally becoming visible at the leadership level.

By then, the conversation usually turns into damage control instead of decision-making.

That’s one reason “lessons learned” processes often miss the mark. Too many organizations treat them like retrospective documentation exercises instead of operational feedback systems that should improve visibility earlier next time.

This webinar explores how organizations can use lessons learned to create earlier warning signals, clearer accountability, and fewer executive surprises.

Watch the webinar:

Executives don’t get frustrated by bad news—they get frustrated by late news. This webinar shows how organizations can reduce unpleasant surprises by translating lessons learned into earlier visibility, stronger decision signals, and clearer accountability.

05/25/2026

As a veteran-owned company, Memorial Day carries special meaning for us.

Today is a time to remember and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to others. We’re grateful for their courage and mindful of the responsibility that comes with carrying their legacy forward.

We also hope this weekend gives our clients, partners, and team members a chance to spend meaningful time with loved ones and reflect on what matters most.

05/22/2026

We’re the kind of people who get a little too excited about research drops.

Yes, we read the footnotes.

The latest Viva research on AI value reinforces something we’re seeing across organizations:

AI value isn’t just about access to tools. It’s about the conditions people are working in.

Microsoft’s RIVA findings point to three big drivers:

Psychological safety → people need room to experiment without fear
Role clarity → AI is reshaping job boundaries faster than most orgs are defining them
Engagement → not stable, but highly sensitive to organizational climate

Productivity stays steady in the background, but it’s no longer the full story.

The takeaway is simple:
Same AI tools. Very different outcomes.
The difference is almost always the environment around the work.

That’s where most AI strategies are still light: not in the tech, but in role design, clarity, and culture.

Thoughts?

Research Drop in Brief: Across three surveys, the employee experience factors most predictive of AI value (assessed via Realized Individual Value of AI...

05/21/2026

Most Project Online environments contain a mix of useful workflows, outdated workarounds, and processes nobody has revisited in years.

The biggest migration mistake? Moving everything forward without evaluating what still creates value.

In our latest blog, we break down how to decide whether Project Online workflows should be rebuilt, migrated, or retired.

https://ow.ly/ERMG50Z2UsX

Learn how to evaluate Project Online workflows to decide whether to rebuild, migrate, or retire them during modernization.

05/14/2026

Choosing the right path for a Project Online migration isn’t just a technical decision. It’s an executive one.

In our latest Ask an Executive video, we break down how leaders actually evaluate migration options, not just on cost, but on risk, long-term scalability, and how well each path supports the way their organization really works.

The reality is that most teams don’t struggle because they lack options. They struggle because the options aren’t being weighed through the right lens. Once you shift the conversation from “what’s cheapest” to “what sets us up to operate better,” the decision gets a lot clearer.

Watch the conversation to hear how executives approach these tradeoffs and what they prioritize when it’s time to move forward.

Not sure which Project Online migration path to take? Learn how executives evaluate options, balance tradeoffs, and make confident migration decisions that go beyond just cost.

05/13/2026

There’s an interesting shift showing up in Microsoft’s direction with Copilot Cowork: AI moving from answering work to actually doing work.

That distinction matters.

For a long time, AI has been good at helping people get to information faster. What’s changing now is the expectation that it should help carry the work forward; drafting, organizing, executing steps across systems, not just responding to prompts.

For organizations, this isn’t really about new features. It’s about a change in what “using AI” starts to mean in day-to-day operations.

At that point, the conversation naturally shifts from:
“What can AI help us with?”
to:
“What parts of work are now better handled by something else?”

That’s where things get more interesting.

Today, we’re announcing additional capabilities in Cowork to expand on what it can make possible for you.

05/11/2026

AI is showing up in every PMO conversation right now. But here is what we are seeing in reality.

Most PMOs do not have an AI problem. They have a consistency problem.

If your reporting is inconsistent, your data is scattered, or your processes vary by team, AI does not fix that. It amplifies it.

That is why so many early AI efforts in PMOs stall out. Not because the tools are not capable, but because the foundation is not ready.

We just published a blog breaking down:
- Why AI struggles in most PMOs today
- The foundational issues that need to be addressed first
- Where AI actually is working right now
- A more realistic way to start without overengineering it

We also included a simple PMO AI Readiness Checklist to help you quickly assess where you stand before going further.

Read the blog here:

Most PMOs don’t have an AI problem. They have a consistency problem. Learn what needs to be fixed before AI can deliver value in your PMO.