This is the second article of our series on Project Risk Management In this article we will discuss key definitions related to a common debate on risk management, which is: are risks always threats or we can consider opportunities as risks as well?
This is the second article of our series on Project Risk Management In this article we will discuss key definitions related to a common debate on risk management, which is: are risks always threats or we can consider opportunities as risks as well?
This is the first of a series of articles on Project Risk Management. In this series we will discuss various topics related to project risk management with an emphasis on organizational systems. Since this the first article in a series we dedicate it to major definitions or positions that are necessary to set the scenes.
Introduction Over the last 2 to 3 weeks we have published 5 articles about project management, project management office, and failure in implementing project management. These five articles build on each others leading to this sixth article in the series.
What are the gaps in project management, specifically in PMO implementation? How to close these gaps? These are a couple of the key questions that we have been addressing in this series of articles on PMO Implementation, OPM, and the project management office in general. Over the last few days (these are old articles that...
In the last few posts, we have focused on PMO (project management office) and PMO Implementation. Here is what we published so far: What is a PMO and how to differentiate between PMOs? Eight possible functions of a PMO: the PMO Continuum Why some PMO fails or are challenged? In today’s article, we share a...
Why some (or maybe many) Project Management Offices, PMO fails? What are the gaps in PMO implementation that could be contributing to their failures? What is the organizational impact? Why a failed PMO might damage project management in the organization or at least dilute its value? Many questions we are posing here to open the discussion. For...
What are the possible PMO functions? In the context of this article, a PMO can be a project or a program management office. Today, we discuss eight possible functions along the PMO Continuum. In the previous article we established: The PMO, typically, is for the organization and not for one project or program The PMO,...
What is a PMO? Is it a Project Management Office, Program Management Office, or something else? How to differentiate between the different types of PMOs? In this article, we are shedding some lights on the emerging (or growing trend) of something called PMO. This is the first article on PMOs and there will be more. This is...
This would be a very short article and specific to those who are interested in PMP certification. For those who are not familiar with “PMP,” this term refers to the Project Management Professional certification, one of the Project Management Institute (PMI) certifications.
This article is a follow-up on two prior posts that we published recently. It is also in response to various online exchanges on the topic of Accidental Project Manager. The previous articles were: Are you an accidental project manager? and Are you an accidental project manager? My wife is.