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Who are the people involved in delivering a project?

This post is a section of a chapter on project management plan. It is per our CAMMP™ Model, Version 3, and from the Project Management beyond Waterfall and Agile book that will be published later this summer. This section addresses the people aspects, a vital section of the Project Management Plan of a given project.

What happens when Murphy takes over the house?

Many, if not most people in project management know Murphy or Murphy’s Law. According to the Murphy’s Law Website, “If anything can go wrong, it will“. For more information about the origin of this law, visit http://www.murphys-laws.com/murphy/murphy-true.html. What does this mean to us in project management?

Do Agilists really think we are dumb?

In the past, I did write a few articles about Agile and we tried to clarify the difference between Agile (as a movement) versus agile practices (as in being dynamic) You can find these articles here: Article 1 Article 2 Other articles you can find by searching on the word “Agile”

We have been writing and recording videos on the challenges of delivering large and complex, major, or mega projects successfully. We provided some ideas on how to lead mega projects to success. We have even shared some research on these types of projects from leading global organizations and universities. One of these articles is available...

الواقع اليوم يدل ان المشاريع الكبيرة والعملاقة تواجه مشاكل وغالبا تتاخر او كلفتها تزيد عن الميزانية المعتمدة. في هذه الحلقة نشرح الواقع مع معلومات من مراجع رائدة في العالم و من ثم نقدم الحلول. لمشاهدة هذه الحلقة  من برنامج #المعرفة_في_ادارة_المشاريع

Is the project life cycle fixed or varies?

A recent post on the project life cycle has been generating quite a bit of interest and discussion on LinkedIn. The post is “Once again, what is the project life cycle?” Well, in this follow-up article, we will highlight some of the confusions that remain and present a few project life cycle examples.