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Article Talent Management, Resource Management, Technical Skills December 2011

PM Network

Fully equipped

By Toledo, Roberto When an organization decides to embrace project management as a core competency, a comprehensive, enterprise-wide training effort should be the first step. This article discusses the importance of…

Article Talent Management, Resource Management, Technical Skills March 2011

Project Management Journal

Shared human capital in project management

By Suhonen, Marjo | Passivaara, Leena From the viewpoint of project success, the importance of human capital in projects cannot be overemphasized. Despite this statement, previous studies have only explored some segments of human…

Article Career Development, Talent Management, Resource Management, Technical Skills, Education November 2009

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Higher education

By Al-Maghraby, Rania The Middle East's marketplace is quickly maturing into a complex economic environment. But the region's project managers are struggling to acquire the skills they need to deliver the outcomes their…

Conference Paper PMO, Strategy, Talent Management, Organizational Project Management, Resource Management, Skill Development, Technical Skills 13 October 2009

Achieving program success through an integrated strategic project management framework

By Giri, Jiwan | Lambert, Laurie Today's organizations are increasingly looking for those project managers with the skills to manage projects and programs that contribute to realizing strategic objectives. This paper examineshow…

Article Career Development, Talent Management, Resource Management, Technical Skills May 2009

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A little respect

By Webb, Wendy In working in a field where authority does not come easily, project managers must earn professional respect--from team members, project stakeholders, and executive management--the time-tested way:…

Article Talent Management, Organizational Culture, Technical Skills July 2007

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Trade secrets

By Ludwig, Elisa Managing projects successfully involves much more than applying the right tools and processes. To perform effectively, project managers must possess--on a tacit level--the knowledge needed to…

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

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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…

Article Career Development, Talent Management, Leadership, Technical Skills May 2007

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Crossing over

By Schneyer, Joshua The global proliferation of project management is generating a new breed of project manager: the polymath project manager. This article discusses why project managers must--in order to successfully…

Conference Paper Talent Management, Resource Management, Skill Development, Technical Skills 2007

Project manager competence

By Lindbergh, Lori B. Organizations have traditionally assessed their project management competency so as to identify their skill gaps and develop their training programs. Mature organizations have also used competency…

Conference Paper Talent Management, Leadership, Resource Management, Technical Skills 2007

How to use a project management competency model to develop project leaders?

By Friedrich, Ralf Because of the complexity involved in implementing projects, organizations must ensure that their project teams possess the competencies they need to perform effectively. But many organizations lack…