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Project Management Journal
Effort of EAI projects
Many companies struggle with effective and efficient accomplishment of enterprise application integration (EAI), resulting in significant time and budget overruns. Concerning project management, a…
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Project Management Journal
The "management-per-result" approach to international development project design
Results-based management (RBM) has proved to be a valuable tool for international development (ID) project management; however, there are some inconsistencies that limit the use of RBM at the design…
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Project Management Journal
Protecting software development projects against underestimation
When competing for projects, project teams will often create aggressive schedules and budgets that leave no room for mistakes or setbacks. These plans are often so tight that the project teams…
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Project Management Journal
Best project management and systems engineering practices in the preacquisition phase for federal intelligence and defense agencies
Recent studies have shown that project managers are more likely to deliver projects that meet schedule, budget, and scope targets when they first plan the project before initiating implementation.…
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Project Management Journal
Managing software development project size
Many recent studies have discussed the failures commonly plaguing information technology (IT) projects: Of costs and schedules exceeding stakeholder expectations, of quality and scope falling short…
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Project Management Journal
A critical look at critical chain project management
Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)has emerged in the last few years as a novel approach for managing projects.In this paper the authors analyze the principles of CCPM.starting with a reviewof…
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Project Management Journal
Schedule and cost buffer sizing
Bias in project performance causes schedule and cost to overrun baseline estimates (your model).Bias is the one-sided tendency of actual schedule or cost to overrun the model.A Guide to the Project…
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Project Management Journal
Cost estimation overruns in the North Sea
Recently, a Norwegian government report on the cost overruns North Sea projects was presented (NOU 1999:11). It concluded that there was a 25% increase in development costs from project sanction…
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Project Management Journal
The impact of the project manager on project management planning processes
If a project is to be successfully completed, both planning and execution must be properly implemented. Poor planning will not allow appropriate execution and control processes or achievement of the…
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Project Management Journal
A hybrid intelligent system to facilitate information system project management activities
In most large companies, management has long recognized a deficiency in project management and quality assurance (QA) concerning information systems development and maintenance projects. This paper…
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