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Article PMO, Strategy, Decision Making, Portfolio Management, Program Management, Lessons Learned, Manufacturing 1 February 2018

Project Management Journal

Knowledge Contribution as a Factor in Project Selection

By Geng, Shuang | Chuah, Kong Bieng | Law, Kris M. Y. | Cheung, Che Keung | Chau, Y. C. | Rui, Cao Project selection is a crucial decision-making process in many organizations. By adopting a project-based learning perspective, this study sets out to develop a framework to integrate organizational…

Article Strategy, Decision Making, Organizational Project Management 1 February 2018

PM Network

Choosing the Right Path

PM Network asks the project management community how to decide upon the project delivery approach to take.

Article Strategy, Decision Making 1 March 2017

PM Network

Ignore What Doesn't Matter

By Robinson, Andrew During my career I've learned that the core role of a senior executive or project manager is not to analyze a lot of numbers and delegate decision making. Rather, it's to focus on what's truly…

Article Decision Making, Strategy, Construction November 2014

PM Network

Building for art's sake

By Alderton, Matt A review of museum construction projects considers the challenges of building for art's sake. In Abu Dhabi, three world-class museums will be central to the United Arab Emirates' planned cultural…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Strategy, Decision Making 5 May 2014

Strategic value management

By Thiry, Michel Beginning with an outline of the evolution of value management from value engineering/analysis into a strategic management approach, this paper applies value management as a strategy formulation and…

Article Strategy, Decision Making December 2013

PM Network

Sound advice

Lessons learned help project practitioners manage project specifics, but the wise words of peers can help with everything from office politics to scope creep. This article features several project…

Conference Paper Decision Making, Strategy 29 October 2013

Strategic thinking for today's project managers

By Reynolds, Kris To achieve results in today's rapidly changing marketplace, project managers must dig out of the day-to-day minutia and break free from "how we've always done it" to spend more time thinking…

Article Strategy, Decision Making October 2013

PM Network

Narrowing the field

By Heerkens, Gary The most important element in good project selection is simply realizing it's not possible to pursue every project that has been identified. This article discusses how organizations can improve…

Article Decision Making, Portfolio Management, Strategy, Benefits Realization August 2013

PM Network

The value proposition

By Alderton, Matt Defining the business value of a project during the planning process can give project leaders information they need to make smart decisions throughout execution. Knowing where a project should take…

Article Decision Making, Portfolio Management, Strategy July 2013

PM Network

Opportunity knocks

By Waxer, Cindy Selecting the right projects is as important to an organization as picking the right stocks is to an investor. In both cases, making the wrong choice can lead to big losses. But when it comes to…