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Article Complexity, Strategy, Technical Skills, Information Technology 1 September 2017

PM Network

Transform for the Customer

As executives prioritize digital strategies, they are building in-house IT capabilities to support project execution.

Article Talent Management, Resource Management, Technical Skills, Information Technology 1 July 2015

PM Network

A country on the cusp

As the largest economy in Africa, Nigeria faces major infrastructure obstacles. However, a series of successful information and communications technology (ICT) projects have been contributing to the…

Article Technical Skills, Information Technology February 2011

Project Management Journal

PMP® certification as a core competency

By Starkweather, Jo Ann | Stevenson, Deborah H. This research seeks to investigate the relationship between project management certification and established project management core competencies in the IT industry. This study was conducted in two…

Conference Paper Agile, PMO, Lessons Learned, Technical Skills, Information Technology 12 October 2010

Using cross project learning to improve project management

By Wasiyo, Khaitsa With each new project comes many opportunities to generate new knowledge and apply the lessons learned from previous projects. Understanding this cycle is particularly important when managing…

Conference Paper Technical Skills, Earned Value Management, Information Technology 14 July 2010

The time dependence of CPI and SPI for software projects

By Warburton, Roger David Hand This paper proposes a formal method for including time dependence in Earned Value Management (EVM). The model requires three parameters: the reject rate for completion of activities, the cost…

Conference Paper Technical Skills, Information Technology 14 July 2010

Why information systems development projects are always late

By Vlasic, Anthony | Yetton, Philip W. | Liu, li Information systems development projects (ISD) are characterized by high rates of project overruns. To address this challenge, a novel explanation, which explores the effect on performance of task…

Conference Paper Technical Skills, Information Technology 19 October 2008

Project planning

By Brokman, Yaniv | Pilovsky, Yuval Information technology (IT) projects are complex because these initiatives often require dozens of cross-disciplinary engineers to collaborate in implementing the hundreds of activities--over…

Conference Paper Lessons Learned, Technical Skills, Information Technology 16 July 2008

On the power of project competence

By Vaagaasar, Anne Live Researchers have proven that the unique nature of projects creates opportunities for generating new--and applying existing--knowledge so as to optimize its value. This paper examines a framework and…

Conference Paper Resource Management, Technical Skills, Information Technology September 2007

Supporting project management processes with integrated software tools and databases

By Piantanida, Marco | Rossi, Paolo Italian energy company Eni Exploration and Production recently reengineered its project management practices in order to improve its performance in implementing field development projects. To…

Article Career Development, Strategy, Talent Management, Technical Skills, Information Technology June 2007

PM Network

Balancing Act: Kurt Finch

Software projects are notorious for failing to meet client goals. This article--authored by the chief executive officer (CEO) of software provider Journyx (Houston, TX, USA)--discusses how project…