Methodologies for Effective Project Management: A Review

Sreekumar A. Menon, PMP, SSBB, SCPM, is a Senior Manager in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Adopting and maintaining an appropriate project methodology is vital for organizational success. The purpose of this research article is to explore and analyze project methodologies/frameworks that find application in effective project management.

1. PMI’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), which presents a framework that can be used with different methodologies and tools
2. PRojects IN Controlled Environments (PRINCE2)
3. Aagile project management principles using iterative, adaptive and extreme methodologies, and the…
4. Strategic Execution Framework (SEF)--the foundational model for Stanford University’s advanced project management (OGC, 2009; Morgan, Levitt, & Malek, 2007; Wysocki, 2014)

…are some of the project management methodologies discussed in the article. Benchmarking an existing project methodology or defining a new model is an organizational decision, and this article provides insights on existing project methodologies that any organization can leverage.

Methodologies for Effective Project Management
The origins of modern project management can be traced back to the second half of the 20th century, mostly due to the engineering achievements made in the defense and military sectors (Gauthier and Ika, 2012; Lalonde, Bourgault, & Findeli, 2010). As argued by Besner & …

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