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Article Complexity, PMO, Portfolio Management, Program Management, Project Integration Management 1 February 2018

Project Management Journal

Evolutionary Governance for Mega-Event Projects (MEPs)

By Li, Yongkui | Lu, Yujie | Ma, Liang | Kwak, Young-Hoon A mega-event is an open socioeconomic system characterized by massive budget demands and multiple types of subprojects and their complex interrelationships. Although a mega-event is an opportunity…

Article Change Management, Risk Management, Complexity, Program Management 1 October 2017

PM Network

Cloud Burst

By Fister Gale, Sarah Change or die. Major telecoms face growing pressure from both consumers and competitors to transform the backbone of their networks. Data consumption is skyrocketing thanks to ubiquitous mobile…

Article Complexity, PMO, Portfolio Management, Program Management, Information Technology 1 May 2017

PM Network

Erase the Electronic Divide

By Mustafa, Abid The digital revolution is forcing organizations to digitize or risk extinction. They face two simultaneous and daunting challenges: become digital and sell digital. The former is about changing ways…

Article Complexity, Strategy, Portfolio Management, Program Management, Leadership 1 March 2017

PM Network

The Power to Adapt

Emerging markets are full of opportunities—if organizations can mitigate all the risks. For EDS USA LLC, the biggest challenge to developing renewable energy projects in West Africa is managing…

Conference Paper Communications Management, Program Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Agile, Complexity 10 October 2015

Who's on first?

By Salasoo, Aita The larger the program, the more stakeholders and customers there are and the greater the need for effective and consistent communication. With agile programs, the complexity is compounded by a…

Conference Paper Program Management, Complexity 10 October 2015

The role of a program office in disaster recovery

By Duggan, James The principles of program management apply not only in organizations and business, but also to a wide variety of critical real-world situations. When a major storm hit Canada in June 2013, resulting…

White Paper Program Management, PMO, Portfolio Management, Change Management, Complexity, Government July 2015

PMI White Papers

Improving Program Management in the Federal Government

Increasingly, the federal government is called upon not only to manage the routine operations of ongoing programs, but also to undertake large, complex initiatives to proved new programs and…

Article Complexity, Portfolio Management, Program Management January 2015

PM Network

Ticket to ride

By Wright, M. Each morning, about 90,000 passengers pass through Victoria Tube Station, one of the busiest yet smallest train stations in London, England. Infrastructure projects spanning more than 10 years and…

Article Change Management, Complexity, PMO, Portfolio Management, Program Management December 2014

PM Network

Competitive Spirit

Global organizations, take note: The world's most competitive economies all thrive in four categories, according to Swiss business school IMD

Conference Paper Portfolio Management, Program Management, Requirements Management, Complexity, Benefits Realization, Stakeholder Engagement, Aerospace & Defense 29 October 2013

Benefits management in complex defense programs

By Dengiz, B. Firat Because today's defense industry faces increasingly complex development programs, strategic goals and associated needs can be complex and varied. Therefore, standard project management practices are…