Globalization has had multiple effects on emerging economies. The per capita income has risen, and the underlying facets of project execution and delivery are subject to these changes in the economy. The emerging nations have provided relatively abundant low-cost, English-speaking labor that could deliver under tough constraints. In these circumstances, project management has been focused primarily on meeting the bottom line, as opposed to focusing on the other values and methodologies required for managing projects. However, the cost-driven outsourcing of earlier years has changed to value-driven outsourcing in more recent years.
In the first two parts, we made a provocative case for adding value to the PMP by complementing it with specific packages of credentials. In this part, we will continue the journey of discovering more such logical combos that you should consider.
Sourcing is a holistic strategy that defines how an organization sources a unit of work. Different pieces of work can be sourced in different ways, and there are a variety of criteria that can be used to make that sourcing choice. This article covers those criteria, and defines some of the key sourcing terms that have been thrown around the industry.
This three-part story looks at the American workplace from the post-World War II early 1950s to the present, concluding with some assumptions about the future. In Part 2 we find out how our workplace has evolved and how workers’ expectations have changed.
Time, space, language and culture...global project management can be a communications nightmare for a variety of reasons. As we look at the challenges faced by a developer of software intensive systems as it questioned going global, some valuable lessons are unearthed.
Does this even matter? Project managers are considered to be front-line professionals. But the question on whether project management is a profession by itself merits further debate. Read on to find out.
There are four possible styles of project management. Which particular characteristic might be more dominant than the others? In the first part of this series, we looked at two styles of project management: the Planner and the Expeditor/Coordinator, which are focused on the process and the pace, respectively. In this part, we will look at two other styles that are focused on the product and people dimensions.
What you don't know about your own biases can land you in court. Even your best intentions can be rewarded with paralyzing workforce suspicion. Maybe ignorance is not bliss after all.
As a leader in the project, you must realize that to leverage the diversity in your various teams, stakeholders and clients, you must tailor your communication methods to each group to be effective.
