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Ever successfully delivered a project only to have your clients complain that the project was unsuccessful? Could be you need to include utilisation in your project lifecycle model. Read on to learn about the difference between the Input-Process-Output and Input-Transform-Outcome models. Despite the introduction of structured project management processes the percentage of information service projects […]
Tags: benefits, ito model, John Smyrk, Ofer Zwikael, outcomes, project management, projects
by: Sharmeen Hussain @ 12:07 pm
In this article via PM Hut, Glen D. Ford highlights the importance of understanding the role and skills of the project manager before initiating the hiring process. Ever since my hair turned white, I’ve been having fun with jokes about how things were in the past. Since I was blond to start with, truth to tell, […]
In this article from Projects at Work, the authors provide guidelines on how to maintain calm during the chaos that certain issues can bring to your project. Storm chasers are professionals (or should be) who watch for tornados and hurricanes during the summer months in the southern and Midwestern United States. Their goal is to […]
Former Facebook and Google alum redefine whiteboards with ‘Asana’ which offers a live view of project avitivities. Full article available here. You’ve been there before. You shoot off an email to a manager about something that needs to get done on a project. It takes a while for the manager to see the email. Maybe […]
David Hillson highlights the importance of an organisational culture that is risk-aware and encourages people to take the ‘right’ risks. Link to full article: http://www.projectsatwork.com/content/Articles/269745.cfm Several things help to make risk management work. These include a risk process that is simple and scalable, which can be applied across the organization to manage all types of […]
Tags: Culture, project management, risk, risk management
by: Sharmeen Hussain @ 2:33 pm
Scott Anthony shares an interesting insight about the ‘Innovation Assassins’ in any organisation. He categorises them as the cowboy, the googlephile, the astronaut and the pirate. He talks about each assassin’s characteristics, how to spot them and most importantly – how to disarm them. Is there a corporate leader who doesn’t extol the virtues of innovation these […]
Link to origianl article: http://www.projectsatwork.com/article.cfm?ID=272537 Establishing a program management office is a project in Itself. And like all projects, you need a charter that presents a clear and measurable purpose, scope, schedule, quality, budget, risks and critical success factors. Here are guidelines for creating a charter for your PMO project. This is not another article […]
Disaster recovery plans focus on getting the day-to-day business running smoothly again, but they often fail to address the equally important need to preserve mission critical initiatives within the project portfolio. Here are five steps for applying crisis management at the project level. Having a disaster recovery plan is commonplace for most companies. It’s an […]
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