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The new PMI Program management standard and Portfolio management standard--impact on the profession--a preview
PMI is developing--at this paper's writing--two new standards that will outline processes on program management and portfolio management. This paper examines the international, 400-volunteer effort…
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The charter
Although project managers do not always write their project's charter, they do have a role in its formation. Often, however, many either accept the limited role imposed on them or fail to identify…
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Delivering benefits
The emergence of standards addressing program and portfolio management proves how much the scope of project management has grown in recent years. The classic concern with the triple constraint of…
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Geese and program management
To successfully manage programs and portfolios, program managers must cultivate the projects that comprise the programs and the portfolios. This paper examines how program managers can implement an…
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Culture Is As Culture Does
Portfolio, program, and project management (PPPM) is as effective as the manager's ability to lead teams through processes. If the company culture, strategy, and leadership are not aligned with…
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A new hybrid approach for selecting a project management methodology
Project management methods are essential in helping organizations determine how a project is planned and executed. This paper proposes a multi-dimensional framework for project methods selection,…
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The role of project management in transforming a nation from developing to developed status--the case of India Vision 2020
India Vision 2020 is a development concept for transforming the country into a developed nation, a concept that was first put forward in books written by India's president, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam,…
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Supersizing PMO performance
Many technically competent project management offices (PMOs) fail to maximize the value they can provide to their host organizations. Such PMOs-because they often focus only on technology, data, and…
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The shift in the project management profession
In recent years, project management has faced an impressive evolution in the expansion of its scope. One of the best illustrations of this evolution is the emergence of standards addressing program…
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Work preferences of project and program managers, change managers, and project team members
This paper outlines a process using the Work Preference Indicator (WPI) (Gilbert, Sohi, & McEachern, 2008) to help identify potential organizational change managers, project managers, and team…
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