Most project management courses discuss project success and failure in technical and business terms. However, there is a third component that is often not discussed, namely organizational behavior success and failure.
In a recent ProjectManagement.com article, a well-known industry practitioner posed the statement:
“PMOs struggle to deliver value and are often not clear about what that value should be. They are frequently started…
Project management is being applied to contexts where the outcome is both ever more important and uncertain. Consider, for example, the adoption of project management to deliver strategic corporate objectives…
By Dr. Al Zeitoun A program is generally defined as a grouping of projects that can be managed consecutively or concurrently; or a combination of both. Most programs, because of their strategic nature and impact on the success of the organization, are much longer in duration and are susceptible to more challenges, risks, and a
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfXKbjj5HpI Presented by:International Institute for Learning, Inc.Intelligence. Integrity. Innovation. Thought Leadership News™Insight and Expertise for Individuals, Teams, and Organizations. In this exclusive Q&A video interview, Laurence Prusak shares his insights on “Collaborative Learning in Project Management” as he answers these four questions: 1) What is collaborative learning in project management, and what are the benefits?
By Peter Krischel I hear people often talk about Scrum projects, but what does Scrum have to do with project management? In this article, I want to explain the relationship between product management and project management, why I think PRINCE2® is the best project management platform to use when you are dealing with managing multiple
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Project Management Written By Harold Kerzner, Ph.D. Sr. Executive Director for Project Management International Institute for Learning (IIL) In 2020, hundreds of thousands of people across the globe were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Public sector, private sector, and government leaders across all businesses had to respond quickly
By Harold Kerzner, Ph.D., Senior Executive Director for Project Management, IIL The intent of this blog is not to enter into the debate of whether or not Agile and Scrum are outgrowths of project management, but to show some of the similarities that between them that have increased their rate of success. There are three
By Roy Schilling At one point in my career, I was a manager in a large financial organization. Being tired of missed deadlines and disappointed customers, I wanted a better way to deliver – faster, better, cheaper. I had been reading about Agile and how it had helped organizations with exactly what I was looking
How to Understand Soft Skill Metrics in the Next Generation of Project Management Many years ago (i.e., before the Internet existed), I worked with a well-known colleague who was quite proficient at writing books. When I asked him where all of his ideas came from, he pointed to a small pad of paper and a
