At some point in your project management career, you will be given a project that deals with a product or technology that you have not experienced in the past. Driving your project doesn't require that you be a subject matter expert in anything but project management. Asking five questions will help you resolve the obstacle.
Technology and progress are usually considered wonderful things that help us get other things done. But if we don’t overcome technology, then it will quickly overcome our lives to the point where we aren’t getting anything done at all.
Agile is moving beyond software development and into many other areas of business. However, as it bumps into more traditional project areas, it isn’t always embraced. Why is that?
Agile adoption presents many challenges, none greater than when executive leaders and decision-makers are the biggest barrier to the cultural change that needs to occur. But it’s not an impossible hurdle to overcome. You have to play the game on their terms, one step at a time.
Information security is all about protection of information and its critical elements (confidentiality, integrity and availability), including the systems and process that use, store and transmit that information. When it comes to information security, what exactly does it mean to us as project managers? This author helps you put the right procedures in place.
While actively participating in mentorship during a project with a local design/build firm, this practitioner compiled an overview of the project management process as detailed in PMI’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide). Use this overview with other project managers as a tool to reference in your day-to-day PM activities (as well as share with new project managers).
It’s not enough to control budget, schedule and scope. To add value, a project leader must identify and take ownership of the strategic objectives that align with the initiative. In doing so, they can create an appropriate sense of urgency for each team member’s work relative to the critical path. [10 min. 30 sec.]