Introduction Project Management is a profession! No, it is not! The PMBOK Guide is the best practice! No, it is not! The PMI Methodology! PMI does not have a methodology!
Introduction Project Management is a profession! No, it is not! The PMBOK Guide is the best practice! No, it is not! The PMI Methodology! PMI does not have a methodology!
A couple of days ago we discussed the first opportunity for project management growth and sustainability. In the second article we discussed the crossroad that is facing project management and how we can deal with it, primarily through a proposed certification model. Today we discuss another opportunity that links and supports what we presented already....
In the last article we discussed the first opportunity for project management growth and sustainability. Today we discuss another opportunity (or two interdependent opportunities). We also realize that this post is contentious so we ask that you read and evaluate before you judge. Opportunity 2: project management is at a crossroad Building on the earlier...
Introduction Over the last three weeks we have been publishing articles from an upcoming eBook, that should be published within weeks. The articles we published so far were about the field of project management practice as a growing domain. We also presented six challenges that, in our professional opinion, are impacting the practice of project...
The Situational Leadership theory, developed by Hersey and Blanchard from the 1970’s onwards, stated that leadership needed both task behavior as well as relationship behavior in order to get the best performance from people.
Over the last few posts, we have addressed five challenges and we close with this sixth challenge, from our upcoming project management eBook. In this article we will discuss the need to blend project management training and learning with building or enhancing the project management organizational system (processes, methodology, professional development).
This is fifth of six project management challenges that are impacting the practice of project management and as a domain. The last challenge that we discussed, dealt with the need for specialized project management, rather than generic practice across all types of projects and domains. Building on this last challenge, this one is probably the...
This is the fourth, of six, articles on project management challenges. Article 1 discussed is project management simple, article 2 focused on is project management bureaucratic, and article 3 presented the view on one size fits all in project management environment. In the last post we discuss the concept that project management cannot be one...
This is the third, of six, articles on project management challenges. Article 1 discussed is project management simple and article 2 focused on is project management bureaucratic. In today’s article we discuss a challenge that we observe in working with individuals and organizations in our region and we also observe from numerous online discussions. We...
We continue our series on Project Management Challenges and opportunities. All of these articles are from a published eBook.This is second of six challenges. Another challenge that we observe, which limits the growth of the proper practice of project management, is the perception that it is bureaucratic. “Do you really want me to do all...