The ABC’s of Project Management for Project Managers
This article covers 7 ABC’s of Project Management.
This article covers 7 ABC’s of Project Management.
What is it about projects and organizations that make what should be a simple, straightforward exercise so unattainable? If we all desire the outcome, why shouldn’t it be easier to attain? What is it about projects that make negotiating and gaining agreement on stakeholder requirements so uniquely and perversely difficult?
In Part 2 of the series, we look at how organizational behaviors in the form of systematic biases can influence project outcomes–and how these biases can be used to examine and describe the root causes of failed projects.
Agile methods need only the most important metrics: the ones that tell the whole story about the project.
With the current economy in crisis, businesses are scrambling to stay afloat.
We are currently facing a challenging economic climate which is forcing many companies to cut costs in order to survive. There are different ways of doing this, and unfortunately, a popular one is slashing employees, projects and even entire departments. Consequently, almost everyone in the business world is now looking for a way to justify their work to upper management and other stakeholders in order to be spared.
Are you finding that the communication among your staff, across different departments, and with your vendors is often inefficient and even quite redundant? How many times have you answered the same question either by e-mail or with a phone call? Do you find that inaccurate information is being passed on to customers because sales or services people are referring to outdated e-mails or an implementation schedule that has changed
A cost-cutting economy has changed every aspect of project management, affecting all the important participants–especially stakeholders. How do you manage the stakeholder balance and stay up-to-date with their ever-changing roles
Projects are ultimately about making an organisation stronger and better, and that means it’s important to make sure you’re choosing the right projects, allocating the right resources, tracking progress along the way, and taking an unflinching look at actual results. Only then will you know the answer to that all-important question: Has the project delivered on its ROI promise?
Studies have shown that many IT projects are considered to be failures.
Commentators have differing views on what constitutes a quality project.
When it comes down to it, stakeholders are all sorts of people that can benefit from positive operations.