Latest from Uruk

Are projects and project management unique?

We often hear people talking about projects being unique, especially that guides like the PMBOK Guide include the term “Unique” in the definition of projects. All is well on this point. However, the challenge is that many, who do not understand this definition well, use the definition as an anti-standardization argument. Read on

Recently, we have been publishing a few articles on the updated PMBOK Guide. One of the topics we touched on a few days ago was tailoring since this is a major feature in the guide’s sixth edition. In that article, we discussed tailoring in the Guide and in CAMMP. Today we add to that discussion.

What does tailoring refer to in the new PMBOK Guide? PGR5

Well, it has been roughly two weeks since the new PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition is out and the online community is flooded with posts on this topic. Some posts go through extensive details even comparing page count on a chapter by chapter basis. As someone who has been using the PMBOK Guide, since the first consolidated...

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.

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...