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Managing global project teams – the trials and tribulations

Managing global project teams – the trials and tribulations

This article was originally published on APM by Paul Naybour. Although we all work hard to make the management of projects as simple and streamlined as possible by following tried and trusted processes and best practice, in reality many projects are complex and...

Using Iterative Planning Models to Manage Change

Using Iterative Planning Models to Manage Change

Does this scenario sound familiar? A three-year project has entered year two of its implementation phase. In general, the project is going OK. The logic of the project intervention is still valid, and the deliverables are still viable. There is, however, a significant...

Mission Impossible: Benefits-led risk management?

Mission Impossible: Benefits-led risk management?

This article was originally published on APM International. Safe brakes are worth a month of beans on toast Katie told me she’d been worried about her car, so she took it to the garage. The problem turned out to be the brakes, but the mechanic also mentioned her tyres...

You Are Not Alone!

You Are Not Alone!

While the challenges confronting development projects are extensive and complex, they are by no means exclusive to projects managed in the development sector. Take, for example, the information provided in this graph and its accompanying table. Each year the Standish...

The Difference between a Project and a Program

The Difference between a Project and a Program

What are the fundamental differences between the two? Find out... This article was originally published on APMG International. Defining a Project: Perhaps the key difference between a project and a program is specificity. A project refers to a specific, singular...

Project Management Culture: Necessity or Nuisance?

Project Management Culture: Necessity or Nuisance?

This article was originally published on IPMA International. Written by Professor Jiwat Ram. It is often suggested that organizations progress or perish courtesy their culture. In simple words, culture is a microcosm of unwritten norms, values, behavioural tendencies,...

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