What is Strategic Project Management? Strategic Project Management (SPM) is the process of thinking about your Projects in light of their connection to your strategic plan. In other words, Strategic Project Management is about forming clear links between your Projects and Strategic Objectives. The premise of Strategic Project Management...
Project Manager Perceptions of the Value of Organisational Project Management The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of organizational project management in delivering project value, from a project manager’s perspective and is the framework delivering project success. The world of project management has changed...
Companies use project management to achieve results in a measured, focused and predictable way. Project management processes keep complex plans organized and all individuals involved aligned and focused with specific roles and responsibilities. Companies use project management for these reasons: Project management creates a focus. Project...
Project management skills allow you to successfully take a project from start to finish with more effectivenss and efficiency. Regardless of your role on the team, improving your project management skills can have a direct impact on the team's ability to complete the project phase....
The project environment is very different from that of typical day to day operations or a regular team that performs similar activities on a day-to-day basis. Companies don’t need a complex methodology when it comes to managing a project, but they benefit from a designated...
[caption id="attachment_16761" align="alignright" width="300"] Project Management[/caption] Traditional project management success factors were based on the iron triangle of time, cost and quality and this develop out of the delivery of US military, engineering and construction projects in the nineteen fifties and sixties.Similarly success factors were further...
Pinto and Mantel (1990) describe the attempt to gain a more complete understanding of the causes of project failure has been a difficult task for both academic researchers and practitioners. First, the concept of project failure is nebulous. Few people agree on exactly how to...
Official project manager or an accidental project manager, nearly everyone who works in a professional setting is being called upon to understand and apply project management principles. 1. What First universal principle: know what Done looks like. What are we trying to accomplish? What is the end result...
The world is stuck right in the middle of a pandemic, which has had very different effects for the different industries. In some industries, companies are struggling to survive while others thrive. Many companies are experiencing extreme uncertainties regarding future developments. Flexibility and resilience must...
“If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.” — Jim Rohn Moving a project forward can be an arduous task, especially for small businesses and start-ups with limited resources.Here are five compelling benefits of using a...