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Leading change is not a one-person job. For a new idea or innovation to succeed across an organization, the effort’s “champion” should encourage everyone possible to contribute and claim ownership of some part of it. Diverse input also helps everyone learn more about the idea and their organization.
Project risk is inevitable and must be managed to the maximum extent possible. Risks for complex software projects can be divided into two categories—project risks and technical risks. A potentially avoidable technical risk of Lockheed Martin’s En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) software is discussed, along with a treatment plan that could have reduced the risks earlier in the project.
How do you recognize high-potential project managers in an organization, and how do you help them fulfill that potential?
In this installment on requirements, we will walk through the methodology for identifying IPOs, the functional data model and briefly address level of effort estimating.
Innovation in healthcare is a complex and challenging environment—one that can truly benefit from project management. So, what is an innovative healthcare project?
When you are proposing a PI project, you want to make sure you have the best possible chances of carrying through with it successfully. How you pick your projects is as important as how you manage them. Make sure you pick a winner.
When Agile emerged on the scene, it was a dramatic alternative to the way that projects were traditionally delivered, forcing organizations and teams to rethink what they were doing and how. But now that Agile is mainstream, what’s the Next Big Disruptor?
When the curtain goes up on your project, how will the audience and critics react? Go behind the curtain to see how theater has made on-time project management into an art form--literally.
If you were starting over again, would you follow the same path? It’s a difficult question to answer, partly because it’s speculative. At the same time, there’s some value to be gained from that speculation...
Quality management is not independent of risk management yet the two are often decoupled after a project goes operational. When the quality performance of an operation falters, project management principles offer a useful framework for getting things back on track.
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