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One misconception many new project managers bring to their role is a belief (or is it a hope?) that a particular methodology, the latest tool or a popular template will bring them success in their work.
It’s understandable, but it’s a misguided, often doomed way of thinking …
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By Cyndee Miller
Talk about ending with a bang. On top of the amazing Ted Talks (read about those here), PMI closed out Global Conference unveiling its ranking of the 50 most influential projects of the past 50 years.
Thousands of projects were considered, but only 50 were chosen: the ico…
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By Cyndee Miller
I’m a city person—no ifs, ands or buts. I may have been stuck in the suburbs growing up, but I literally packed up and moved out the day I got a part-time job. I’m not alone, of course. The U.N. predicts 68 percent of the world’s population is expected to …
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by Cyndee Miller
It’s one thing to deal with disruption. But it’s a whole other to disrupt yourself—and put your self-proclaimed cash cow on the line.
With its new E190-E2 line, Brazilian aviation giant Embraer didn’t just design, develop and deliver a family of next-ge…
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I think we have all experienced how an organizational culture directly influences knowledge management within the project context. Yazici indicates that an organization’s investment in project management methodology as well as constantly assessing their cultural orientation and adjusting as necessary can lead to greater employee satisfaction. Yazici’s study indicated, “that organizational culture has a significant influence on project performance and the long-term success of organizations” (Yazici, 2009). Achieving cultural success through these methods may help address the exodus of employees that Jen Skrabak describes in the accompanying blog post…
by Jen Skrabak, PfMP, PMP Most people leave organizational cultures, not managers. Organizational culture is defined as the collective behaviors, thoughts, norms and language of the people in the organization that signifies the “way of working.” It represents the overall support system and res…
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Yazici, H. J. (2009). The Role of Project Management Maturity and Organizational Culture in Perceived Performance. Project Management Journal, 40(3), 14–33. doi: 10.1002/pmj.20121
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A major renovation project at Denver International Airport is sending out Mayday signals, with cost overruns that could exceed $350 million and delays measured in years. It’s déjà vu all over again.
I once did a story on an infamous project debacle—a complex baggag…
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Relationships take a lot of work. Are you working on your project relationships?
The importance of building productive working relationships with your team can't be overstated. It's a fundamental part of a project manager’s job—as time-consuming and critical as creating t…
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Risk is everywhere. Crossing the street. Changing lanes. Joining a pickup basketball game. Digging in the yard. Some risk we take for granted—most drivers observe the red light, so we go ahead and cross the street; after all, we want to get to the other side.
On projects, risk gets more com…
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Would we ask the New York Philharmonic to play Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony faster, or to play the Ninth Symphony and the Seventh Symphony at the same time — you know, to be more productive? No, of course not.
But how often are project teams expected to juggle multiple roles a…
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What's Your PMTQ? That's the question posed by Project Management Institute's 2019 Pulse of the Profession report: The Future of Work: Leading the Way With PMTQ.
So before you answer, you might have a question — what is PMTQ? It stands for project management technology quot…
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