Mustafa Hafızoglu

Find out how executive management support protects your project against uncertainty. I’ll start by sharing my experience about a time when I went camping with my friend who is an …

What is project success? Specifically, how do you define project success? This is a straightforward question, as most project managers will tell us that triple constraints, namely time, cost, and …

Looking for ways to reduce deviations? The answer can be found in risk-based thinking. Risk management is a key knowledge area that supports project managers in achieving project success. The …

In my lectures, when it comes to the topic of managing risks, I start with a figure just to illustrate the importance of managing risks. This figure shows that the …

Every successful project manager knows that managing risks is indispensable for project success. Being proactive, especially at the beginning of the project, where uncertainty is at the highest level, helps …

Uncertainty is inevitable. What are the keys to managing Uncertainty? There are two main ways to tackle uncertainty: You can either decrease the level of uncertainty or increase flexibility. My …

Creating learning organizations by using program management. “Projects are one-time efforts in the organizations. As they are finished, all the resources including the people are adjourned. Then what happens to …

What are the real project and program enablers? In the project management challenge 2007 video below, Scott Horowitz, a former astronaut and NASA associate administrator for the exploration systems mission …

Be careful! By attempting to read this article, you’re taking a risk. Will it be worth the time you spend reading this article? Is it the first time you read …

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 …