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How Project Stakeholders and Organizational Influences Affect Project Management

Anyone who has worked on a project knows that it’s not just the project teams and its managers that affect project execution and success. This post will identify and examine […]

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Project Phases and The Project Lifecycle

There are a variety of approaches used to define a project from start to finish and break it down into phases. This post will review some alternate approaches to project […]

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The Project Management Process

Methodology and process are critical to delivering consistent, quality project results. This post details how to get both in place for your project operations. The Importance of Methodology to Project […]

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What makes a project successful?

A lot of organizations struggle judging a project went. This article covers the textbook approach to evaluating the success of a project. Check out our blog post The Third Dimension […]

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What is Project Management? (And why do you need it?)

Projects are what deliver organizations to their future vision. So the #1 thing holding organizations back is project failure. That’s where project management comes in. This post covers the basics […]

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4 Steps for Leadership to Ensure Project Success

Project failure rates have been so high for so long that executives have almost grown accustomed to failure. The problem is failure is not always an option. Some projects are […]

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Supercharge Your Project Managers By Establishing The 6 Bases Of Control

Project Assistants is excited to announce the launch of our latest White Paper, “Supercharge Your Project Managers By Establishing The 6 Bases Of Control.” This paper deconstructs project management to […]

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The Effects of Poor Leadership in Project Management

Organizations feel the effects of poor leadership in project management pervasively. Whether a project suffers from leadership vacuums, misaligned expectations, or regular miscommunication, the buck stops at leadership. Project management […]

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How to Overhaul a Culture of Project Malpractice

Expectations around project success are historically low across organizations. Poor results in the past have led many companies to believe that only a few projects will pan out, and executives […]

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The Run-On Effects of Failed Projects

Project management is far from a new concept. Some historians say its origins date back to the Egyptian era, and even modern project management practices can be traced back to […]

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