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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…

In a competitive and depressed economic climate, executives want to know that any IT project they undertake will deliver a…

Many projects become important mechanisms of change that can transform organizations. For project managers caught up in such projects, however,…

While some project managers may experience a "gut feeling" about impending problems during a complex project, most acknowledge that they're…

IT project management is rapidly evolving. Traditional concerns for cost, time and scope are now only one aspect of the…

Over-achieving IT projects? It sounds too good to be true. But new research by Dr. Andrew Gemino of Simon Fraser…

In software development project management, it's important to both understand the factors that can negatively influence a project team's decision-making…

Psst! Have you heard those rumours claiming that women are the best project managers?

It seems there may be…

What can IT service firms and in-house IT organizations learn from the construction industry?

"Continuous improvement of project management skills," says…

Highly strategic IT projects, particularly those that are large, complex and distributed, pose significant project-management challenges. Typically, project managers approach…

Did you ever ask for an outrageously expensive brand-name toy for your birthday - and then received a generic version…

When it comes to managing knowledge during an IT project, most project managers hide their heads in the sand. Knowledge…

Understanding and managing knowledge risks can be critically important for innovative IT-enabled business projects. These projects rely on the project…

In today's hyper business environment, organizations must develop new products and services quickly, before their market disappears. Frequently, this requires…

How often does your organization apply the lessons learned from past projects to new projects?

If you say "rarely", you're…

For many organizations today, there is a clear trend to adopt project work as a means of enhancing organizational performance…

Getting the brief right is crucial to delivering a megaproject on time and on budget.
However, stakeholder participation and engagement,…

Many individuals find themselves undertaking project management responsibilities with little or no preparation. Referred to as "accidental project managers" they…

The growing emphasis on using public-private partnerships (PPPs) to execute large government projects has many project managers scratching their heads…

Despite their growing popularity, megaprojects - large-scale, complex projects delivered through public-private partnerships - often fail to meet budgets, time…

For software development project managers who are accustomed to being the primary controller on team projects, agile methodologies represent a…

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing…

For the past 25 years, the Project Management Institute's Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge has been considered…

Is there a core set of behaviours that determine a superior project manager?

Researchers Alicia Aitken and Lynn Crawford of Bond…

After a decade of miserable performance statistics, information technology projects are beginning to deliver better performance.

"This is intriguing," says PMP…

Should your human resources department be choosing extroverts, introverts, thinkers or ‘judges' for your next software engineering project? Or maybe…

While good leadership must have something to do with successful projects, it's surprising how few studies have examined this correlation.

A…

Project sponsors don't get much applause-in research literature or on the job. Yet there is convincing evidence that a project's…

There's a new trend evolving in external project management and it isn't for the faint-of-heart.

Increasingly, companies are relying on…

There's a familiar French proverb that says, "Nothing succeeds like success." 

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

There's a new mindset among IT business customers these days. Increasingly, they're banking on IT projects to yield investment returns.…

Projects are planned change. Volatility is unplanned change. Yet inevitably, as all project managers will attest, every project encounters some…