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- Fundamental Principles of Project Management
- From time to time, various attempts have been made to enunciate 'Principles and Practices' of project management. However, there appears to be no consensus on either the principles or the practices of 'acceptable' project management, nor does there appear to be much documentation of any 'theories' of project management either...
- White papers 1999-07-01
- Online Project Diagnostics: A Tool For Management Of Project Complexities
- Current project management approaches are based on the normative models that do not work well in an environment of change and uncertainty. All projects evolve as they go through their definition, planning and implementation phases. Much like humans, projects need careful nurturing and artful development till they are ready to...
- White papers 2007-06-01
- Project Management Challenges And Best Practices For Enterprise Packaged Applications
- The paper is intended to help the project managers and program managers understand the project management challenges around Enterprise Packaged Applications EPA and the best practices adopted to ensure the successful implementation. The demand in organizations going for the implementation of enterprise wide packaged applications is increasing. The organizations want...
- White papers 2007-08-01
- Project Management As A Core Competency (1)
- For many organizations the capacity to effectively and efficiently manage projects from conception to completion should be considered a core competency. This means the entire project life cycle not just the implementation phase. Thus project management includes selecting the right projects as well as good implementation. Some people call this...
- White papers 2005-08-01
- The Strategic Role Of Project Management
- Project management has emerged as a strong discipline practiced by highly trained, certified professionals as organizations have come to realize they cannot stay in business if they cannot manage their projects. However, many companies are still limiting the application of project management to the tactical level. Here, of course, it...
- White papers 2007-02-01
- Project Success; Looking Outside Traditional Project Metrics
- Project Management has traditionally viewed success and failure based on three metrics. Those being: On Time, On Budget and meets specifications. However, nowadays' IT, and other areas, are looking to the PM's to implement successful systems that actually succeed. This paper provides examples of projects that failed in the traditional...
- White papers 2005-08-03
- Managing Change Related Behaviour Within Business Transformation Projects
- By far the most difficult aspect of any business transformation project is the management of the impact of change on individuals within the organisation. Many Project Managers face an array of emotions from those whose roles face the biggest changes, including redundancy, and are ill equipped to deal with such...
- White papers 2006-03-25
- Adaptive Project Management
- Originally developed by ecologists, adaptive management has become a powerful framework for project management. It is a structured and systematic process to continually improve decisions and practices by learning from the outcomes of previous decisions. Adaptive management includes a number of organizational principles, such as iterative development and avoidance of...
- White papers 2008-05-01
- Managing Complex Projects Is Not A Simple Matter
- Key practices of traditional project management are based on the concept of reductionism, which holds that complex entities may be better understood by reducing them to their simpler constituents. For instance, a Work Breakdown Structure WBS decomposes a complex project into the deliverables that must be created to meet the...
- White papers 2008-02-01
- Executive Actions For Project Success
- Project managers cannot succeed on their own. Project success is dependent to an increased degree not only on the efforts of the project manager, but also on the efforts of the executive as well. The problem is getting the executive to act for project success. This paper is written for...
- White papers 2008-12-01
- Finding Humor In Project Management
- Project Management and Project Managers are not considered to be overtly funny. As the US economy begins a slow down with more companies announcing layoffs and closures, it is difficult for employees to remain positive and focused on their work. Studies have shown that encouraging humor in the workplace can...
- White papers 2008-08-01
- Why Your Project Management Methodology Doesn't Matter Much
- Strong leadership is striking a balance between people dependency and process dependency with regard to the methodology. Too much methodology can contribute to project failure. We must have a balance. Project management is simply Structured, Organized, Common Sense. If uncertainty is high and the requirements are fluid, it is common...
- White papers 2008-09-01
- How Project Management Can Rescue Companies From The Baby Boomer Leadership Vacuum
- Most project management professionals regularly develop project and/or product strategies to meet stated goals, manage six to eight figure project budgets, hire and supervise people, negotiate with vendors, manage client expectations, develop and monitor quality controls, communicate extensively with various levels and functions internal and external to the organization, mitigate...
- White papers 2008-11-01
- Measurement For Maturity And Process Improvement Using DataDrill EXPRESS
- The practice of measurement has been experiencing a well-deserved elevation in priority in last few years. Demand is high across a wide range of industries for more complex software and software-intensive products that capitalize on rapidly advancing technologies. Delivering these products requires new management control and monitoring to ensure that...
- White papers 2006-11-15
- Commonalities and Differences in Project Management Around the World: A Survey of Project Categories and Life Cycles
- The professional discipline of project management holds the promise of enabling peaceful global cooperation and collaboration across all political, cultural and economic boundaries. However in order to realize that goal one must achieve a common understanding and reasonably uniform application of the underlying principles and practices of project management on...
- White papers 2005-03-15
- What Do You Do Around Here?
- The role of the project manager is changing. Overtime periods on a project cost both time and money and there are no winners. So how does one solve this dilemma? The answer is to develop the skills that it takes to enhance the project process. Writing, public speaking, and brushing...
- White papers 2005-10-26
- Project Management : Still More Art than Science
- Organizations are changing at a breakneck pace in order to satisfy their customers and stay competitive. It is in this environment that project managers must learn to thrive, delivering products and services that meet the needs of the organization and assist businesses in delivering value to their customers. It is...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Businesses Need Programs to Implement Strategy
- Today's business environment is increasingly complex. The ability of an organization to stay competitive in the ever-changing marketplace is critical to achieving success. Without the ability to stay the course towards a predefined objective and implementing change throughout the business to achieve that objective, an organization will falter. Maintaining focus...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Articulating A Vision For Best Practice Project Management In Drug Development
- Until recently, the commercial and financial performance of drug development companies has been one to which many other sectors aspired. Pharmaceutical stocks during the 1990's were considered a safe haven for investors, whatever else was happening in the market. This has changed dramatically over the last five years, as this...
- White papers 2008-08-01
Additional Resources
- Online Project Management Solutions Gains Momentum
- Online project management solutions are growing with leaps and bounds. One example of this is the announcement on PMFORUM that Seavus Group of London has announced a brand new online project management and collaboration with Project Office. Seavus is just one of many, and is only cited by way of...
- White papers 2009-01-01
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