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Why Projects Fail?

  Wrong people on the wrong job Crypto-fascist management Prima Donna or maverick team members Stupid project managers ‘Hole in the wall’ offices and facilities Death march project mentality Reinvent the universe project objectives ‘Throw more people’ at the project attitude ‘We’re all behind you’ attitude by stakeholders Project creep and more creeps Gold plating […]

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PMI Core Project Processes

Project Management Institute Core Project Processes Integration management: Ensures all key elements of the project are properly coordinated. Scope management: Ensures all key project activities are successfully addressed. Time management: Ensures timely completion of the project. Cost management: Ensures most effective use of project team members. Quality management: Ensures stakeholder needs are satisfied. Human resource

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What’s a Project?

Managing by projects is not new. It’s been used by highly creative and high value added organizations such as R&D, architectural, legal, engineering, and consulting groups. Now, Brand U project teams can be found in hospitals, schools, manufacturing, defense, banking, food, and government. Many daily activities such as baking a pie, servicing a customer, cutting

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Managing By Projects: Future of Work

Managing by projects or projectizing work is hot – blistering hot! The idea behind projectizing a business is to treat all work as integrated Brand U projects that are completed on time and on budget while satisfying multiple stakeholders. Several converging trends also make project management more critical. The marketplace is global and more stakeholders

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