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Delivering Business Value from IT Projects – Results from a Pilot Study Posted: 1-Mar-2010
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In a competitive and depressed economic climate, executives want to know that any IT project they undertake will deliver a…

Study links good leaders to successful projects Posted: 3-Feb-2010
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While good leadership must have something to do with successful projects, it's surprising how few studies have examined this correlation.

A…

Sponsors Play a Vital Role in Projects Posted: 24-Sep-2009
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What can IT service firms and in-house IT organizations learn from the construction…

Managing Knowledge Risks Posted: 12-Jan-2009
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When it comes to managing knowledge during an IT project, most project managers…

IT Projects: Getting Beyond CHAOS Posted: 27-Oct-2008
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Over-achieving IT projects? It sounds too good to be true. But new research…

The Thought-Leader Mindset Posted: 17-Sep-2008
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IT project management is rapidly evolving. Traditional concerns for cost, time and scope are now only one aspect of the…
Managing Great Expectations Posted: 26-Aug-2008
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Did you ever ask for an outrageously expensive brand-name toy for your birthday - and then received a generic version…

New Roles for the Consultant Project Manager Posted: 28-Apr-2008
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There's a new trend evolving in external project management and it isn't for the faint-of-heart.

Increasingly, companies are relying on…

Measuring for Success in IT Projects Posted: 19-Mar-2008
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There's a familiar French proverb that says, "Nothing succeeds like success." 

But it's difficult to get the benefit if success…

The New Project Leader Posted: 14-Feb-2008
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There's a new mindset among IT business customers these days. Increasingly, they're banking on IT projects to yield investment returns.…

Planning for the Unexpected Posted: 14-Feb-2008
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Projects are planned change. Volatility is unplanned change. Yet inevitably, as all project managers will attest, every project encounters some…

Applying Lessons Learned to a Project Posted: 13-Feb-2008
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How often does your organization apply the lessons learned from past projects to new projects?

If you say "rarely", you're…

Do Women Perform Better than Men? Posted: 12-Feb-2008
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Psst! Have you heard those rumours claiming that women are the best project managers?

It seems there may be…

Does Size Really Matter? Posted: 11-Feb-2008
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It's no secret that information technology (IT) projects, which are typically very large, have a high risk of failure. In…




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