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.

Program Management
Mustafa HafızogluJanuary 12, 2022
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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 at specifications, also called “triple constraint.” However, the triple constraint…
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Program Management
Mustafa HafızogluNovember 1, 2021
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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 Siemens: “Transforming from arm muscle to brain muscle.” This simple…
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PMO and EPMO
Mustafa HafızogluSeptember 23, 2021
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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. Over 25 PMOs shared and discussed their unique structures, challenges,…
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Risk Management
Mustafa HafızogluSeptember 7, 2021
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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 morning. It was from my airline Pegasus telling me that…
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Program Management
Mustafa HafızogluAugust 10, 2021
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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 extension came from the increasing complexity of the projects, increasing…
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Program Management
Mustafa HafızogluJune 24, 2021
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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 Istanbul in December 2018. Moreover, he suggested that creating a…
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Program Management
Mustafa HafızogluJune 17, 2021
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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 these organizations. On the other hand, although it has been…
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Risk Management
Mustafa HafızogluJune 1, 2021
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The one inescapable risk of managing projects
In project management, there’s one inescapable risk. I’ve just started a new project, and yes, the same risk is on the list as it was in the risk register for over 100 of the projects I completed. People… When I…
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Program Management
Mustafa HafızogluMay 13, 2021
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5 Ambiguities in program management that every organization should understand
If an organization aims to obtain benefits that cannot be obtained by managing each of the related projects but is available by managing these projects in a coordinated manner, then programs can be defined in this organization. Although the academic…
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Risk Management
Mustafa HafızogluApril 1, 2021
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Friend or foe: Identifying the impact of different risks on your projects
When you are in a war, it is very dangerous that is very it is very important to be sure whether the approaching fighter aircraft or tank is your ally or enemy. This uncertainty led the defense industry to develop…
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