What are your project management predictions for 2011?
Elizabeth HarrinDirector| RebelsGuideToPM.comLondon, England, United Kingdom
If you had to guess what 2011 will bring for project management, what would you say? I think that in the UK we won't get Chartered Project Management Status organised, but we will see more green projects. What will 2011 have in store for project management where you are? Saving Changes...
Mitch KraytonPresident| Krayton SeminarsDenver, Co, United States
Projects are not typically organized by year. They have a purpose that the interested parties want to accomplish. If you want more green projects, propose them. The year won't matter. Saving Changes...
Mark KrobDirector of Operations| ProjectManagement.comReston, VA, United States
Thanks Mitch. I don't think Elizabeth was saying that she thinks projects are organized by year. What she's asking is 'what will 2011 have in store for project management where you are". Do you have any thoughts or predictions about what might change in the project management world over the next twelve months? Thanks. Saving Changes...
Elizabeth HarrinDirector| RebelsGuideToPM.comLondon, England, United Kingdom
Mitch - agreed, projects are not organised by calendar year. I was talking more about general trends. In the UK, for example, we have new carbon targets that have been introduced this year and will come into effect in the next few years, hence my believe that UK companies will start to initiate more green projects in order to reduce the financial burden of carbon emissions.
Moving forward, "Strategic Project Management" will replace the traditional "Project Management", probably in 2011.
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Gerald MetzgerDirector| PwCPalm Bch Gdns, Fl, United States
I think not much will change in 2011. Overall project management gains in importance within organizations, just like in previous years. Saving Changes...
Bruce LoflandSoftware Developer| SprintLenexa, Ks, United States
I think we will hear more about "Agile Project Management" in the IT field even though it is more about software development than PM.
I also think that project management will have adjectives attached to it more because the unemployment rate is still fairly high here in the U.S. Organizations have to qualify what they need better so they don't have to sift through thousands of resumes. This will cause some fragmentation in the project management industry.
Elizabeth HarrinDirector| RebelsGuideToPM.comLondon, England, United Kingdom
Bruce, that's very insightful. I think the proliferation of additional, supplementary qualifications will also contribute to fragmenting the industry as project managers take on specialist roles. Saving Changes...
Huw EvansSenior Manager, Projects and Partnerships| Vicinity CentresMount Waverley, Vic, Australia
I see project management evolving to utilise the new technology platforms and tools available. So much of good project management technique is based around communication skills, any tool that enables communication could develop as a new way to enable project managers to better accept and distribute information.
I find it intriguing how facebook is evolving, and how it makes people more comfortable to report on their activities to a group of people who are watching. Perhaps this will also become the norm in business, where people use a tool like facebook to report on what they've achieved - and what they're working on next. Of course collaborative tools are not new, but their adoption can only be assisted by the casual acceptance of such technology.
The other change that is happening is the utilisation of non-pc devices such as phones and tablets for even more connectivity.
Just a couple of thoughts.
Happy New Year!
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Dave PriorTrainer/Consultant| LeadingAgileNew York, Ny, United States
I think that more PMs will start embracing Agile concepts and practices and that it will start evolving into a new set of practices that are, more or less a mashup of Agile and traditional project management. I also think that this is going to probably collapse more often than not until people figure out the right formula for blending a traditional and Agile approach. Purists on both sides will be annoyed with it, but the folks who are engaged with it will bring a lot of innovation and passion as this new way of working continues to emerge. Saving Changes...
I think the emphasis will be more PMO's with Project Directors managing multiple business projects - also the trend is hot desking where PM's will not necessarily have a permanent workbase, they will work geographically as and when required and also from homebase. Saving Changes...
