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As business performance management (BPM) has expanded into virtually all areas of business, project managers have been broadening
their soft management skills. Learn what project managers can borrow from BPM to streamline service delivery, optimize operations,
and improve customer satisfaction. (...)
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Podcast: A Project Manager's Guide to Business Performance Management. Neil Stolovitsky
- September 5, 2007. Comments: 0. Read Comments <. ...
Published:
2007-09-05
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Project portfolio management (PPM), once a solution only larger organizations could afford, enables companies to analyze,
recommend, authorize, activate, expedite, and monitor projects. In recent years, however, small to medium businesses have
been able to benefit from PPM too, through software-as-a-serv (...)
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Project portfolio management (PPM), once a solution only larger organizations could afford, enables companies to analyze,
recommend, authorize, ac...
Published:
2008-10-29
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You are about to embark on an important project. Whether the project is software or hardware related, it is a good idea to
hold a project kickoff meeting. Don't miss this excellent opportunity to get across important communications and establish
the tone for the project. This article discusses the 10 obj (...)
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You are about to embark on an important project. Whether the project is software or hardware related, it is a good idea to
hold a project kickoff ...
Published:
2003-12-31
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Project Sponsor.com conducted a three-year research program on project governance. The findings turned up some surprising
facts on how project governance is approached and applied in businesses today, and shed some light on what is required for
project governance to be effective. (...)
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... And when their projects failed, they fired the project manager! ...
The necessary interactions and relationships with the project manager and the project.
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Published:
2007-12-10
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You are about to embark on an important project. Whether the project is software or hardware related, it is a good idea to
hold a project kickoff meeting. Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to get across important communications and establish
the tone for the project. This article discusses the 10 o (...)
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You are about to embark on an important project. Whether the project is software or hardware related, it is a good idea to
hold a project kickoff ...
Published:
2004-01-01
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You are about to embark on an important project. Whether the project is software or hardware related, it is a good idea to
hold a project kickoff meeting. Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to get across important communications and establish
the tone for the project. This article discusses the 10 o (...)
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... the work to be undertaken. It is assumed that, as the project manager,
you have already been convinced. If you are not, stop the ...
Published:
2004-01-02
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It is hard to recall the last time an ERP implementation team included an auditor as an active member. This article explores
key points in a project's lifecycle where the audit function should be involved and the deliverables to be expected. (...)
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... An argument could be made that, when the pilot is controlled by the project manager,
objectivity may be lost. Let's face it; the ...
Published:
2003-09-02
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... a previous blog post, I wrote about the Project Manager’s role and
some of the constraints that affect the daily life of a PM, namely: scope, time, and cost. ...
Published:
2008-02-13
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Thanks, in part, to the fallout from the financial scandals of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and others, the corporate spotlight
is being refocused on the audit function. However, by waiting until systems are live and in production before applying an
audit regimen, you may miss an excellent opportunity to establ (...)
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Thanks, in part, to the fallout from the financial scandals of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and others, the corporate spotlight is
being refocused on the...
Published:
2003-10-20
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IT initiatives driven within silos, where each department maintain its own project management office, inhibits the overall
cohesiveness and effectiveness of corporate strategy. This document outlines best practices to centralize and deliver a scalable
and robust project management framework strategy. (...)
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... resulting from the primary goals being met, will go a long way in attracting new project
managers. A good project manager is a sca.
Published:
2005-09-21
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... This allows the project manager to classify and assign priorities for
each project, using specific criteria such as strategic value, and determine the impact ...
Published:
2008-04-28
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... In fact, I was the ERP implementation project manager at that company
and I must say, it was an interesting and challenging time. ...
Published:
2009-05-26
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It is hard to recall the last time an ERP implementation team included an auditor as an active member. This article explores
key points in a project's lifecycle where the audit function should be involved and the deliverables to be expected. (...)
Excerpt related to
project manager:
... An argument could be made that, when the pilot is controlled by the project manager,
objectivity may be lost. Let's face it; the ...
Published:
2003-09-02
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... The Pro-active Project Manager. The need for a project
manager (PM) to be” business savvy”, especially during a recession, is critical. ...
Published:
2008-06-16
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Projects do fail. They fail from many different reasons. But the person at the top of the organization can stop or fix
most of these problems before they derail the project. That person is the only one with the power to do so. (...)
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... levels. It also means providing access to the project manager and other
key members of the team on an as needed basis. An Example. ...
Published:
2002-09-20
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You are about to embark on an important project. Whether the project is software or hardware related, it is a good idea to
hold a project kickoff meeting. Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to get across important communications and establish
the tone for the project. This article discusses the 10 o (...)
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project manager:
... the work to be undertaken. It is assumed that, as the project manager,
you have already been convinced. If you are not, stop the ...
Published:
2004-01-02
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Paying attention to the human nature factors of a project will not overcome poor software selection or poor software design.
However, being aware of these factors can minimize project delays, frustrations of team members, and not delivering expected
results. Learn about some of these factors and how they (...)
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... future ones. This is why, as the project manager, you must clearly
define early on the level of commitment that it expected. Below is ...
Published:
2002-12-02
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... Furthermore the Project Manager and team have to orient their paradigms
to be aligned more on a business model Beyond the technical aspects of technology ...
Published:
2008-01-15
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A project's success is determined by the diverse stakeholder expectations. If some see return on investment as their primary
stake, others may focus on profitability—meaning that stakeholder communication tools are only as good as their adaptability
to stakeholder dynamics. (...)
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... Project success is based on a number of variables outside the standard project
manager's mantra of "on time, within budget, and within specifications." Project
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Published:
2006-12-05
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Abstract:
You are about to embark on an important project. Whether the project is software or hardware related, it is a good idea to
hold a project kickoff meeting. Don't miss this excellent opportunity to get across important communications and establish
the tone for the project. This article discusses the 10 obj (...)
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You are about to embark on an important project. Whether the project is software or hardware related, it is a good idea to
hold a project kickoff ...
Published:
2003-12-31