Program Management presents unique challenges in leadership as the primary team members are elite leaders. Programs are responsible for managing multiple projects, and operational efforts, to achieve benefits not available …
Project Management
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PM involves the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to direct activities that will help meet the requirements of a project. There are five main processes involved in project management, they are initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and finally closing.
There are ten areas of knowledge PM relies on integration, scope, time, cost, quality, procurement, human resources, communications, risk management, and stakeholder management.
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Creating learning organizations by using program management
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 …
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Why is it so important to properly assign risk ownership
The topic of risk ownership always prompts lively conversation when discussed with any individual from my classroom to a client’s site. Who should be the actual risk owner? Should it …
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Factors that just might block remote project management
There are many factors that can impede remote project management, each of which will be discussed in this article as well as several solutions for each. Productivity degradation Even the …
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Taking a portfolio view: Why strategy drives projects
When taking a portfolio view, strategy drives projects. Projects are not stand-alone activities within an organization. Project management is a method of managing change within an organization to provide something …
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How to transition from a PMO to an EPMO
According to Gartner, senior executives in most of the largest companies in America will come to rely heavily on EPMOs to implement company-wide strategies and remain innovative. Today and tomorrow’s …
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3 Ps of project management
Planning and managing a project involves many elements that cannot be included in one article. However, factoring in the 3 Ps of project management can help. What are the 3 …
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How to create a balanced project portfolio
Looking for a way to create a balanced project portfolio? Companies can maximize project benefits and minimize overall project risks by balancing project portfolios. Executives have to analyze and balance …
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Lack of executive engagement
Is there a lack of executive engagement in project management? We often read about the critical success factors for project success. There are even a number of articles written about …
Before we dive into the benefits of program management, we need to make sure we understand what program management is. The Project Management Institute defines program management as “A group …