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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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Business StrategyFeature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsOrganizational CultureProject Management
Using strategic alignment to improve business performance and organizational culture
To deploy strategies, companies need to focus on their business processes in order to reach their goals and create value. The culture of a company is part of its processes …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPortfolio ManagementProject ManagementProject Scope
Differentiating between outcome management, project management, and solution delivery
by Jan Schiller
We manage so many things when we manage project portfolios. It is important to understand the difference between outcome management, project management, and solution delivery. The process of turning an …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsProject ManagementStakeholder Management
Tips for project success through proper stakeholder engagement
by Qais Mujeeb
Looking for ways to increase project success through proper stakeholder engagement for more effective stakeholder management? Here are tips for project success starting with the definition of stakeholder engagement and …
Document ManagementFeature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsProject Management
The pros and cons of document management systems (DMS)
by Jerry Foley
Document management systems have many benefits. Find out more about the process of storing, managing, and tracking electronic and paper documents. It is a way to ensure that important information …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPortfolio ManagementProject ManagementStakeholder Management
The importance of employee engagement in business performance
There are companies that deliver high profits and grow above their industry average. These high-performance organizations obtain these results not by chance but by choice. Their leaders have decided to …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsLeadership & StrategyOrganizational CultureProject Management
Quiz: Are you cut out to be a leader? Getting real about the single most important trait
The most successful leaders have one thing in common, and it’s not what most would think. It’s not solid communication skills or strategic thinking; it’s not even having grace-under-fire. This …
Business StrategyFeature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPerformance Metrics and KPIsProject Management
Part 2: KPIs for executive oversight
Executive oversight requires a set of Key Performance Indicators or KPIs that will provide executives with information to make decisions at the corporate level and ensure projects are being performed …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPortfolio ManagementProject Management
Part 2: Are your projects tracked instead of managed?
by Jan Schiller
This is the second in a series of articles designed to help you determine how well projects in your portfolio are being managed. Part one of this series provided three …
Business CommunicationFeature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsOrganizational CultureProject Scope
How to address side conversations during business meetings
The following video by Alison Mills-Long provides project management tips on how to address side conversations during meetings. Some of the tips mentioned include different things to say or do …