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Article Quality Management, Communications Management, Lessons Learned 1 June 2020

Project Management Journal

Major Knowledge Diffusion Paths of Megaproject Management

By Wu, Hengqin | Xue, Xiaolong | Zhao, Zebin | Wang, Zeyu | Shen, Qiping | Luo, Xiaowei This article integrates social network analysis and main path analysis to investigate progress in megaproject management (MPM) from the perspective of knowledge diffusion. After measuring three…

Conference Paper Communications Management, PMO 5 May 2020

Storytelling and Brain Science

By Stevenson, Doug In this article, Doug Stevenson explains how and why stories work. He cites multiple authors who support his storytelling methodology. You'll learn about the brain science that explains why stories…

Article Communications Management, Stakeholder Engagement 1 February 2020

Project Management Journal

The Role of Social Media in Intrastakeholder Strategies to Influence Decision Making in a UK Infrastructure Megaproject

By Lobo, Sunila | Abid, Agha Farhan This article examines the role of social media in public stakeholder and intrastakeholder group strategies to influence decision making in the consultation stage of UK infrastructure megaprojects.…

Article Communications Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Healthcare 1 December 2019

PM Network

Healthy Perspective

By Parsi, Novid As hospitals and other facilities raise the bar on health outcomes and experiences, teams are shaping projects from a patient's perspective—and it starts long before anyone seeks treatment. Whether…

Article Risk Management, Communications Management 1 November 2019

PM Network

Bias Busters

By Bishel, Ashley Could the biggest risks threatening a project's success lie not in the external environment but between the ears of every person involved in a project? It's possible. From the sponsor to the project…

Article Scope Management, Communications Management 1 August 2019

PM Network

Unexpected Lift

By Thomas, Jen Rising 55 stories above Johannesburg, South Africa's financial district, the Leonardo is a rugged yet gleaming mixed-use skyscraper. But it wouldn't be the tallest building in Africa unless the…

Article Communications Management, Leadership 1 August 2019

PM Network

Breathing Room

By Stetson, Chris Take a glance at the calendars of your project team members: Are they a back-to-back kaleidoscope of color with no break between meetings? In the short term, scheduling meetings like this can seem…

Article Communications Management, Scheduling 1 June 2019

Project Management Journal

Systemic View to Understanding Design Change Causation and Exploitation of Communications and Knowledge

By Yap, Jeffrey Boon Hui | Skitmore, Martin | Gray, Jason | Shavarebi, Kamran Frequent changes pervasively undermine project schedule performance. Despite voluminous research into project delays, however, the persistence of the problem demands that a systemic approach be…

Article Communications Management 1 May 2019

PM Network

Birds of a Feather

By Oyvetsky, Marat Keeping leadership in the loop on multiple projects is easier when the projects have a lot in common. When initiatives share similar scopes and execution approaches, project managers can…

Article Communications Management 1 December 2018

PM Network

Stand and Deliver

PM Network asks the project management community: How do you ensure concise and targeted responses at status update meetings?