As environmental concerns and sustainability become bigger issues across all aspects of society, there is an argument for taking a rather longer-term view of product development--the concept of whole lifecycle thinking, ensuring that the costs of the product are considered from birth to retirement. What can project managers do to help develop and implement the concept?
This article focuses on project management in Photovoltaics, a sector of the fast evolving renewables industry. The author suggests approaches to setting up an appropriate methodology, explaining the most important differences with other traditional businesses; and, gives tips to project managers who want to get involved in the PV sector, as well as to companies and HR specialists who want to identify the best profiles for a “green” project manager role.
PMS who can run massive implementation projects are in short supply...it's time to check out solar energy careers.
Here comes the sun - again. There were a lot of first for this solar project - and that can be scary for even the most talented project team.
A federal organization saw its project portfolio budget increase tenfold practically overnight—and had to reassess its project management process.
The engineering job market has solidly turned around, and engineer PMs can write their own career ticket.
It's been more than a decade since the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries were hailed as the next big thing. But global economics can be a fickle game, and a slew of negative headlines are casting doubt on the quartet's glorious future. This article examines how the BRIC countries will retain a powerful influence on the global economic and, in turn, project, scene for years to come. In doing so, it cites a prediction from consulting firm PwC that says by 2050, China and India will surpass the United States to become the world's largest economies and a prediction by Goldman Sachs stating the four countries will account for almost 40 percent of global GDP by then. These trends affect the project landscape in each country, and the article takes a closer look at projects in the BRIC countries. It notes that most projects in Brazil are infrastructure projects to support the World Cup and the Olympics. Projects in Russia have suffered because the country's GDP plunged 8 percent in 2009 and has a poor ranking on the Ease of Doing Business index due to corruption and ineffective bureaucracy. However, Russia will soon become a member of the World Trade Organization, which will attract more foreign investments. In India, the projects are big. Because of a booming car industry, project management standardization is a necessity. It may be stumbling, but China is still experiencing a lot of growth. The country's government is fast-tracking infrastructure projects, particularly highways, railways and power plant construction. The article examines a project in each country and describes the challenges faced by each one. In addition, it provides GDP statistics, Ease of Doing Business ranking, and median project professional salary for each country.
The 800-mile Alaska Pipeline was a project without a plan or method. This remarkable story presents some valuable lessons from the biggest and most expensive private enterprise in American history.
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