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!
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...
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...
The Title Why a “challenge to professional associations” in the title? Because we want: to challenge these professional associations, and challenge the professionals in project management, and challenge executives with roles influencing project management practices in their organizations …
In the last article we posted in response to a blog on “Take The PMP Exam Now Before It Gets Harder“ and we offered our professional opinion on what is wrong with such titles. Based on what triggered that article and other issues we observe, we decided to re-blog some old articles that we had...
I am writing this blog as a follow-up to a few articles I wrote on the PMP exam. I was also incited to write today by a recent post on the LinkedIn and Facebook pages of a PMI chapter. This PMI chapter is just sharing a blog from another organization under the title: “Take The...
This is a follow-up article to the last one on project success. Background We did write in the past a few articles on the PMBOK Guide – what is good about it, what is missing, its inconsistencies, its gaps, and practitioners misunderstandings. A few weeks ago, PMI officially released the fifth edition of the PMBOK...
This is the fourth and last article in a four-article series on the subject of project success. Article 1 was mostly an introduction to the subject; article 2 was explaining the four dimensions; article 3 provided an example, real case study, and this article, compares the application of this concept to PMBOK® Guide. Background In...
In a previous article we discussed the SUKAD (www.sukad.com) four dimensions of project success. In this article, we will show how these dimensions are used on a real project and the importance of understanding these dimensions for enhancing organizational performance.
This is the second article in a four-article series on the subject of project success. Introduction In the previous article, we stated that we are discussing project success, From an organizational perspective; not individuals, and From the owner perspective; not the service provider. With the above in mind, what are the four dimensions?