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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 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…

Article Complexity, PMO, Portfolio Management, Risk Management 1 May 2016

PM Network

No simple matter

By Burba, Donovan Organizational complexity builds an intricate web of dependencies that can snare even the most experienced project leader. It introduces uncertainty and adds layers of risk that slow progress and…

Conference Paper Portfolio Management, Complexity, Decision Making, Financial Services 10 October 2015

A case study on taming the wicked problem of portfolio management

By Guitarte, Andrew First coined in 1967 by C. West Churchman, the term 'wicked problem' later was used to describe social system problems that are ill-formulated and confusing, in which clients and decision makers…

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

Research Summary Complexity, Portfolio Management, Program Management October 2014

PMI Sponsored Research

What You Should Know about Megaprojects and Why

By Flyvbjerg, Bent This controversial, yet profound, paper challenges the prevailing wisdom relevant to megaproject management. Flyvbjerg presents strong evidence showing how megaprojects usually unfold. He identifies…

Conference Paper Complexity, Portfolio Management 5 May 2014

Cognitive biases as project & program complexity enhancers

By Chatzipanos, Panos A. | Giotis, Theofanis Cognitive biases increase complexity by affecting individual and group behaviors across projects and programs. The case study of a complex development project puts stakeholder management and other…