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Predicting project completion

Working out the probable completion date for a project and understanding the risks associated with achieving a target date have always been difficult. Pat Weaver outlines the challenges of finding effective, realistic and reliable schedules.

May 13, 2014

Ethics, governance and the individual project manager

Ethics and integrity are essential for effective leadership, but when the governance of an organisation is involved, where does an individual project manager fit? Pat Weaver explores the legal and ethical landscape.

April 15, 2014

How to determine project value

The PMBOK® Guide 5th Edition recognises the importance of organisations realising value from their investment in a project. But what exactly is ‘value’? Lynda Bourne proposes three ways of determining value.

March 4, 2014

Why projects fail

The project management industry has matured and grown significantly over the past 15 years, but a large number of projects still fail. Why is this the case? Jeroen Bolluijt and Brett Nan Tie believe a lack of data is part of the reason.

February 5, 2014

How to lose like a project manager

Projects are an arena that can be fraught with conflict. While seeking a ‘win-win’ outcome is desirable, in many situations the only real option if someone wins and someone loses. Lynda Bourne on the art of effective dispute management.

February 4, 2014

Defining project controls

Control systems measure progress versus the plan and then, through an adjustment, correct any observed deviations. So why all the confusion over project controls? asks Pat Weaver.

November 27, 2013

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How to build a good project KPI framework

Key performance indicators, or KPIs, at the project manager’s disposition can play an important role in driving the behaviours and actions undertaken on a project. PM Oracles offers 7 considerations for building a KPI framework.

October 31, 2013

Is project complexity an excuse for bad management?

Pat Weaver believes complexity is poorly understood in management circles, leading to excuses for bad management when in fact complexity is being mistaken for ambiguity, which can be managed and controlled.

October 2, 2013

A Tale of Two CPMs

It was is the best of times, it was is the worst of times: project management knowledge, understanding and use is expanding worldwide but project failure rates are increasing or at best static. Lynda Bourne on how the Critical Path Method is at odds with complex project management.

September 17, 2013

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