by Doug DeCarlo, Principal, The Doug DeCarlo Group
Today’s software development and systems implementation projects are increasingly falling into the eXtreme zone—not only organizationally and technically complex, but also features high speed, high change, high unpredictability and high stress.
Workforce management is a key part of project success, but project managers often find it difficult to get trustworthy information on what really works. From interpersonal interactions to big workforce issues we'll look the latest research and proven techniques to find the most effective solutions for your projects.
Project management leaders must see the links and barriers between strategy and execution, bring context to data, and communicate up, down and across their organizations, says Tim Wasserman, director of the Stanford Advanced PM program. Here he discusses the program’s Strategic Execution Framework.
AT&T program manager Dave Davis is a big fan of integrated portfolio management. But as a realist, he says companies and implementation project leaders should know more about the challenges they face before jumping in head first. Here, he expounds on 10 points to ponder.