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A few months ago we published an article with the title Is project management simple? In that article we did address one of the challenges facing the field of project management. At that time we published six challenges, which we also included in one of our eBooks, with the title: Project Management Challenges, Opportunities, Methodology.

Are the changes from PMBOK® 4 to PMBOK® 5 significant?

Please see the bottom of this article for an update Introduction The PMBOK current edition was published a few months ago and we had written a few articles in relation to the change. This month, the PMP exam will change from using the PMBOK 4 (4th edition) to PMBOK 5 (5th edition) as the basis...

We had published this article in the past on a different platform and we republish here for its importance. One in six major IT projects go 200% over budget – Knowledge Centre – ITP.net. This is an article published by ITP Publications By Mark Sutton Published August 27, 2011. However, the article actually reflect a...

My story with my boss – the article before the movie!

This is a short blog just for fun – of course this is a story and not an actual situation although the scenario is inspired from experience! Only, the names are changed to protect the guilty and not embarrassed the victim — oops did I swap these? Although we are trying to be funny, we...

In this post, we decided to share an interview that Bayt.com (“The Middle East’s #1 Job Site) conducted with our CEO, Mr. Mounir Ajam, as part of their Employer and Careers Insights. The interview is from November 2009. We include here without editing!

How to implement a project management organizational system – 2?

Introduction This article is a continuation on past articles and an extended discussion on the last post. As a refresher, to build an effective and sustainable project management organizational system (PMOS), we presented our preferred approach, which is founded on three principles: Use a program management approach, in other words, treat the PMOS implementation initiative...

Introduction A few days ago, we published an article under the title “forget about building the PMO, build the project management (organizational) system” – let us abbreviate it as PMOS. In that article, we touched on our preferred approach, which is founded on three principles: Use a program management approach, in other words, treat the...

Introduction This week we published an article on building the project management organizational system. In that article we suggested our approach, using the SUKAD Seven Elements of Project Management Maturity. One of those elements is: “Professional Development” and another is “Leadership and Competence Framework”. Today’s article touches on both of these elements, with one of...