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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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3 Ways to Garner Cost Savings in Project Management Without Hurting Returns

Advice on how to get cost savings in project management is a dime a dozen. Any organization can cut corners to meet budget constraints at the expense of efficacy. But […]

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What does project failure look like to you?

An agricultural supply company develops a new product that is much more effective at inseminating cows than any other product on the market. They can develop the product in a […]

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The One Ingredient Every SDLC Process Needs

A sound SDLC process relies on requirements in some form or fashion. Agile has taken the software development world by storm, and that has brought many benefits. However, many have […]

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The most overlooked risks in risk management

This article first appeared in UpJourney. You can read the full piece here. Hope is not a strategy. Risk Management is. Risk management is a framework that allows you to […]

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5 Reasons Projects Fail: #1 Elusive resource management

This is the final post in a 5-part series. To see the last post on “Organizational Rigidity”, click here. The #1 reason projects fail has been a thorn in the […]

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