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Conference Paper Risk Management, Skill Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Technical Skills 26 October 2014

Project success using proven stakeholder management techniques

By Retfalvi, Laszlo A. Management of medium to large complex procurement and integration projects is a challenge. All projects face the difficult proposition of how to execute efficiently while maintaining the required…

Conference Paper Change Management, Leadership, Skill Development, Stakeholder Engagement 5 May 2014

The times they are a-changin'

By Deguire, Manon This paper provides informative background and context to explain the evolution of trends in project management discourse and practice, starting with the current approach of enhancing stakeholder…

Conference Paper Leadership, Skill Development, Stakeholder Engagement 29 October 2013

Influencing others

By Englund, Randall L. | Bucero, Alfonso The primary goal of project managers is getting results. Typically, project managers follow a similar process and path to define vision, fulfill the mission and goals, and deliver the desired…

Conference Paper Skill Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Technical Skills 10 May 2011

PMs in the boardroom!

By Deguire, Manon Not so long ago, picturing a project manager in the boardroom would have sounded a bit like a "rags to riches" tale from Disney. However, with the recent developments in program management, project…

Conference Paper Skill Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Technical Skills, Earned Value Management 8 November 2006

Improving project stakeholders' commitment using earned value management

By Novaes Olivieri, Alexandre Project managers can easily alienate project stakeholders, particularly when themanagers fail to consistently provide their project's stakeholders with accurate quantitative reports showing a…

Conference Paper Leadership, Skill Development, Stakeholder Engagement 3 October 2002

Seminars & Symposium

A question of context--why manufacturing cultures don’t understand project management

By Iliff, Randall C. Is your ability to conduct project management limited by the rest of your own company? Organizations with a strong manufacturing culture often consider project management to be a necessary evil…

Conference Paper Teams, Leadership, Skill Development, Stakeholder Engagement 3 October 2002

Seminars & Symposium

Solving people problems

By Flannes, Steven W. | Flannes, Steven | Levin, Ginger When everything else is said and done, your biggest challenge as a project manager is dealing successfully with people. People problems can be messy, uncomfortable, and nasty, but there are methods…

Conference Paper Strategy, Benefits Realization, Skill Development, Stakeholder Engagement 7 September 2000

Seminars & Symposium

Making the link from strategy to projects--what's the payoff?

By Combe, Marge One frequently shared symptom among projects that fail is a lack continued executive support. Such withdraw of support usually occurs when projects goals do not ultimately align with corporate…

Conference Paper Strategy, Communications Management, Skill Development, Stakeholder Engagement 24 June 2000

Selling project management to senior executives

By Thomas, Janice | Delisle, Connie L. | Jugdev, Kam | Buckle, Pamela Even in today's highly projectized world, strategy-minded executives are often reluctant to invest in projects and embrace project management as a core business component. As a result, projects too…

Article Decision Making, Teams, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Skill Development, Stakeholder Engagement March 1977

Project Management Quarterly

A summary of major research findings regarding the human element in project management

By Baker, Bruce N. In only two decades, project management has matured into a widely utilized system for administering complex project activities. During the first decade, the research on project management focused on…