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Improving Problem Processes

by Kenneth Darter, PMP August 5, 2015

Complacency should be combated anywhere it occurs--especially on projects. Nothing creates stagnation better than processes that are used just because they’ve always been used. Keep these five tips in mind to help.

Improving Productivity on Projects

by Rami Kaibni January 12, 2016

Maintaining a productive team and ending up with productive results can be complicated. Here are some of the means and methods to help you maintain productivity throughout the project lifecycle.

Improving Program Management in the Federal Government

by Project Management Institute July 15, 2015

Written in partnership with the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), this white paper focuses on how to strengthen project and program management within the U.S. Federal government, particularly promoting program management approaches in acquisition and IT areas.

Improving Project Performance Through Assessments: Q&A

by Mark Waldof August 25, 2015

What types of assessments are appropriate for projects and for organizations? How can assessments be used to surface improvement areas and strengths? Our webinar Improving Project Performance Through Assessments was so popular, presenter Mark Waldorf continued the conversation with this in-depth question-and-answer session.

Improving Project Selection

by Mark Mullaly, Ph.D., PMP April 29, 2015

Project initiation decisions live in the space between strategy and project management. To ensure the right strategic initiatives are supported, organizations need to reframe how these decisions are made, be it politics or processes. Here’s an executive-level roadmap with critical questions to begin a reality check.

Improving Project Status with Visual Reporting

by Dr. Andrew Makar, DMIT, PMP April 11, 2011

The entire purpose of the status report is to inform the project stakeholders of project progress and have a conversation about scope, resource and timeline concerns. Visual formats help make this easier, so to address different communication needs you can use the following one-page formats to improve status reporting.

Improving Project Success Through Organizational Change

Cesar A. Portillo, DBA, MSIT, PMP, ASQ-CMQ/OE, ASQ-SSGB October 7, 2015

Too often, well-intentioned managers begin project initiatives without thoroughly evaluating the organizational changes required to help ensure the initiatives are truly successful. Neglecting to include and properly communicate with employees can lead to resistance and project failure. The author shares two examples from his practice to illustrate how and what to communicate effectively to increase project support.

Improving Project Team Performance

by Edward P. Youngberg February 20, 2001

If you've done a good job putting your team together, you probably won't have to worry about poor performance, but sometimes it happens that a team member isn't really working up to expectations. Don't let one bad apple spoil your project.

Improving Testing Integration

by Andy Jordan November 23, 2015

Test functions are often viewed as independent, somewhat isolated parts of the project execution environments. It doesn’t have to be that way…in fact, it shouldn’t be.

Improving the Business of IT

by Vijay Sankaran October 15, 2007

To assist your IT organization in improving its core processes to better support customers, here is a list of 10 usually dysfunctional areas of focus to which improvements can make a world of difference.

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