Causes of Project Failure
Managing complex projects in any industry is tough. Achieving success in long-term projects is even tougher. But why is project management such a difficult thing to get right? Many complex, long-term...
View ArticleWhen the Project Plan is the Problem
A detailed project plan with a realistic schedule and well-defined milestones is vital for project success. Preparing the plan is one thing but it is also necessary to follow the plan – assuming that...
View ArticleHow Lessons Learned Can Improve Project Processes
Everything learned from previous projects, whether they were successes or failures can teach a project manager important lessons. And individual project managers usually do learn from their own...
View ArticleProject Manager By Choice or Default?
Perhaps the toughest part of any project is finding and assigning the right project manager. Many organisations promote staff to this role from within the organisation. These people know the company,...
View ArticleTraining for Project Managers and Why it is Important
All professionals who wish to be successful, in whatever field, needs to continually aim to improve their skills. As project management is becoming recognised more and more as a profession, project...
View Article5 Key Components of a Project That You Need to Get Right
Projects come in all shapes and sizes such as straightforward improvements to products or operations procedures through to new product research or major software development. But the key components...
View ArticleDo Project Managers Need In-Depth Business or Industry Knowledge?
Many people believe that for a project manager to be successful, they need to have not only good project management skills and experience but also previous experience of the business area or industry...
View ArticleProject Management – A Modern Profession
Most medium and large organisations will have become used to projects of one sort or another being part of their daily business. Many of those organisations have also developed a commitment to...
View ArticleCan Anyone Become a Project Manager?
Some project managers just seem to have what it takes to be successful at what they do, effectively and efficiently delivering projects over and over again. Yet other project managers seem to struggle...
View ArticleGovernment Apprenticeships Levy To Support New Project Managers
Ever since the 1980’s when professional qualifications in project management started to appear there has been a steady increase in the use of project management in all types of organisations. It is no...
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