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Mustafa Hafızoglu

Mustafa Hafızoglu
Mustafa Hafizoglu, PMP, BS, M.Sc., is the co-founder and previous President of the PMI Chapter in Turkey, Program Director at Space & Defence Technologies Co., a part-time instructor at Middle East Technical University. He has 20 years of experience in hardware and software development projects, in the aerospace and defense industry. Mustafa established the PMO at SDT Space and Defense Tech and co-authored the book: Project Management Analytical Approaches. He’s also a speaker at PMI Global Congress and various international seminars. Mustafa writes about program management and risk management. See Mustafa's Articles
4 Steps to improve your benefits realization
Find out about benefits realization management and how to improve benefits realization. It was my first time traveling to South America and for the first time. I was traveling with…
Explaining the difference between projects and programs?
The difference between projects and programs has been confused by many people. Here are some of the differences between projects and programs and the benefits they provide organizations. Patrick Weaver’s…
A solution to the dilemma of project success: Programs and benefits realization
Find out more about Programs and benefits realization and improving project success. The concept of success in project management has focused on completing the project on time, within budget, and…
Program management in industry 4.0
While attending the PMI Turkey Chapter Summit I heard the best definition of Industry 4.0 from Ali Rıza Ersoy, program management, Deputy General Manager and Digital Factory Division Manager of…
Organizational structure as a project and program success enabler/disabler
This article explains organizational structure as a project and program success enabler/disabler. At the beginning of May 2019, I organized the first Project Management Offices (PMO) Summit in Istanbul, Turkey.…
Risk management: Threat or opportunity
In risk management, it’s essential to recognize when something is a threat or opportunity. On March 25th, 2019 a text message woke me up in the early hours of the…
A starter’s guide to program management
What is a Program Manager and Program management? Here’s a quick guide to program management. This role emerged as an extension of project management in the late 20th Century. This…
How to create and unearth more benefits with program management
Philip Kotler, the guru of marketing, defined the purpose of marketing as the process of making people happier and more satisfied, in his speech at the World Marketing Summit in…
7 Tips for adopting the right mindset for successful program management
Most organizations have various projects with various stakeholders. Market pressure on shortened life cycles of new products, minimizing costs, and increasing the scope makes project management even more indispensable for…