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The primary objective of project management is to assess a job and break it out into digestible tasks to accomplish a set goal. The ability to manage a project and see it through from conception to completion is generally a skillset that is learned through experience. A successful PM has the ability to look at...
While a great manager can carry a lot on their shoulders, in reality very little can be achieved without a high performing team to help them achieve project success. To paraphrase the saying: no manager is an island. But what does a high performing team look like and what are the team characteristics that you...
When talking about project management, various definitions are used to explain several stages and procedures. Take for instance, Project Phases vs Project Life Cycle. Is there any difference between these two singular definitions and if so, what are their distinctive characteristics? A project is more or less like a person. We tend to measure the...
Among the many fields of disagreement during and after Britain’s Brexit referendum in 2016 was the primacy of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Those in favor of leaving the EU argued that it lessened Britain’s sovereignty, while those who wished to remain stated that it was necessary to ensure that legal...
Hämmas era ansträngningar att bli mer agila av traditionella portföljhanteringsmetoder? Många företag befinner sig vid ett vägskäl, fångade mellan ett instabilt, konkurrenskraftigt landskap som kräver dynamik och metoder som upprätthåller stabilitet, ofta på bekostnad av smidighet. För att konsekvent leverera kundvärde (ett kännetecken för smidighet) måste organisationer utvecklas...
There’s no question that reducing repetitive work boosts productivity for organizations. Even as the digital transformation increases complexity for businesses, it’s also driving the elimination of repetitive work across many industries through wider use of automation, which increases overall productivity, efficiency and even morale. So how exactly can you start cutting down on repetitive work...
As a project manager in the construction industry, you must be able to track multiple deadlines and manage the inevitable changes in the field—it’s like a complex puzzle with numerous moving parts. On top of that, the stakes are high. One minor setback on infrastructure or building projects could cost tens of millions of dollars....
The critical path method is a common and extremely useful method for calculating the optimum order of completion of vital interdependent tasks. As projects can be large and critical paths unwieldy, a question that’s often asked of the method is can a project have two critical paths? In fact, it can have even more than...
Technological advances are certainly changing everything about the way things are done in the world, whether that’s a good or bad thing is a matter of personal opinion. For project managers however, it is simply not possible to avoid incorporating technology in the workplace, just as it’s not possible to go back to smoking in...
Slutet på den traditionella projektportföljförvaltningen (PPM) är nära. Det har förutspåtts att agila program och produkthantering kommer att ersätta projektledning som det dominerande tillvägagångssättet för effektiv företagsförändring och resultat senast 2023. Vidare kommer 80 procent av organisationerna att ha ett PMO som fokuserar på att integrera produkter och program i...
