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Turnaround Artist
Projects falter for a variety of reasons. Whether the root of the problem is delays, budget constraints, scope shifts or a poorly aligned team, turning a project around goes beyond simple analysis…
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Solving Sponsor Woes
Problem sponsors —whether they are monsters who flood the team with too many demands or wafflers who disappear when pivotal decisions must be made—remain prevalent. And they can wreak havoc on…
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Damage Prevention
The danger zone for deadly natural disaster knows no boundaries. Last year alone brought severe flooding in China and Peru, devastating earthquakes in Mexico, historic hurricanes in the United…
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Competing Interests
It's a dream role for consultant organizations: oversee an entire program for an enterprise customer. But things can get tricky for IT program managers. Larger enterprise customers tend to rely on…
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Rescue Mission
Rescuing a troubled project is among the toughest tasks a project manager can be assigned. But if you are given the opportunity to become involved in a project rescue, I highly recommend taking it.…
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A strong start
Effective projects start by deciding where they will end. Clearly marking the finish line helps team members keep their eyes on the prize -- and make sure they're moving in the right direction.…
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Prepare for the worst
Bad things can happen on any project: Your major stakeholders fail to respond to project queries in a timely manner; a solution doesn't appear to be shaping up as you'd anticipated; a major decision…
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Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, D.C., USA
Not every black swan is a catastrophe. Unexpected windfalls can have an enormous positive effect on an organization. This article details how a federal organization saw its project portfolio budget…
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