Even with strategic alignment among IT and business leaders, technical and transformational initiatives still fall flat at an unacceptable rate. Here’s how IT can learn from its mistakes. IT organizations have worked hard to get away from the problems that plagued past project delivery processes. They’ve replaced...
PM360 Consulting have reserached case studies on the best practices of successful projects as against the poor practices of failed projects. Traditional project management success factors were based on the iron triangle of time, cost and quality and this develop out of the delivery of...
Behavioral biases are a significant concern in project management, often leading to cost overruns, schedule delays, and failed projects. In their comprehensive study, Bent Flyvbjerg and his colleagues identify and analyze the top ten behavioral biases that can adversely impact project outcomes. This article delves...
The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of organizational project management in delivering project value and from a project manager’s perspective is the framework delivering project success. The world of project management has changed over the last twenty years to meet the changing demands required...
Why there are so Many Project Management Methodologies Just because some methodology worked on one project doesn’t mean it will work on another. So we customize a methodology, slap a new name on it and begin selling it as a new silver bullet to all our...
Every tech CEO loves a scare tactic—and lately, “AI is coming for your job” is the go-to threat. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s internal memo touted Alexa improvements and advanced chatbots before dropping the real bomb: “AI agents” will soon replace some corporate roles “in the...
Bent Flyvbjerg knows a thing or two about project inefficiency. As an Oxford University professor and economic geographer, Flyvbjerg studies the role that big projects play in shaping and changing cities — and why so many of those projects run over budget, over time, or...
When a project fails, it’s because of any number of issues. But, when it succeeds we consistently see the same core conditions in place. Yes, analyzing what went wrong is important. But I’m always surprised how little time we spend reinforcing what works, especially when there’s...
Project management is as much about data as it is about strategy and teamwork. From success rates and budget overruns to industry-specific performance metrics, project management statistics can help you learn what drives projects to succeed — or fail. In this post, we’ll explore the most relevant...
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