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Article Decision Making, Skill Development, Technical Skills February 2011

Project Management Journal

Single-loop project controls

By Abdel-Hamid, Tarek K. This article reports on the results from an ongoing research program to study the role mental models play in project decision making. It examines models of project planning and control, discusses…

Conference Paper Decision Making, Leadership, Skill Development, Technical Skills 12 October 2010

Sixth sense intuition

By Roeder, Tres Those who are new to the discipline of project management often rely too heavily on adopting and adapting defined processes and frameworks. As project managers mature and learn how to confront…

Conference Paper Leadership, Skill Development, Communications Management, Decision Making 24 February 2010

Unleashing the project genie (creativity for project managers)

By Merla, Eddie To manage projects successfully in today's volatile and complex marketplace, project managers must often creatively apply established practices and tools. This paper examines how project managers…

Article Decision Making, Leadership, Skill Development December 2007

Project Management Journal

Flexibility at different stages in the life cycle of projects

By Olsson, Nils O. E. | Magnussen, Ole Morten As all experienced project professionals know, managing projects involves managing uncertainty. To do this successfully often requires using a flexible approach to effectively control each of a…

Conference Paper Decision Making, Portfolio Management, Skill Development 13 September 2005

Strategic portfolio management

By Garfein, Stephen J. Managing a strategic portfolio involves making decisions that will determine an enterprise's future. Many organizations--Microsoft, Costco, and Starbucks--have successfully used strategic portfolio…

Conference Paper Decision Making, Risk Management, Skill Development, Technical Skills 26 October 2004

Earned value management and risk management

By Hillson, David To thrive in today's uncertain business environment, organizations must perform high-level, organization-wide decision making. This paper examines how organizations can integrate earned value…

Conference Paper Strategy, Decision Making, Leadership, Skill Development 14 July 2004

Leadership

By Opfer, Warren A. | Abrams, Fred This paper summarizes research on aspects of inherent individual creativity, the role and dramatic impact of creative decision-making, and the need for flexible leadership styles. The paper asserts…

Conference Paper Decision Making, Strategy, Skill Development 1 November 2001

Seminars & Symposium

Beyond the triple constraints

By Graham, Robert J. | Cohen, Dennis J. To understand how practicing project management can affect an organization's business value, project managers need a measure that provides a broader understanding of the triple constraints, one that…

Conference Paper Decision Making, Leadership, Skill Development 7 September 2000

Seminars & Symposium

SOAR to better decision-making in projects

By Holmes, Rick A team gets bogged down at a crucial decision point in the project. A manufacturing engineer needs to completely revamp an ineffective monorail system. An R&D team must significantly reduce cycle…

Conference Paper Decision Making, Strategy, Skill Development 24 June 2000

A knowledge-based method for bid/no-bid decision-making in project management

By Lin, Ching-Torng A contractor's business depends on creating winning proposals in response to business or government requests for proposals (RFPs). Submitting many non-winning proposals can hurt a contractor's…