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The program management actors

In any program there are a number of expectations program managers should have of different stakeholders. This article by Michel Thiry will further detail the roles of the main program actors.

June 6, 2012

Program Management

Understanding the program management lifecycle

The objective of programs is to produce business level benefits by linking strategy to projects but little management rhetoric has made its way into program management literature and practice. Michel Thiry explains the program management lifecycle.

May 24, 2012

Strategy and the role of program management

Strategic thinking has been at the top of the leadership agenda for executives, but implementing a strategy to realise value is not as obvious as it seems and optimising the use of resources to achieve this is even less evident. Can program management fill this gap?

May 8, 2012

Program Management

10 business analysis trends to watch

Business analysts will need to take a three-dimensional approach to fully capture requirements, which organisations recognise as the foundation of successful project and contract delivery. This could see the emergence of a hybrid business analyst/project manager, writes Glenn R Brûlé.

April 2, 2012

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Business transformation for government projects

ESI International’s Ravi Sahi delves into best practice business transformation for government projects using a portfolio approach and key enterprise architecture.

March 27, 2012

Sustainability and the PMO

The overlap between sustainability management and PMO functions shows that the two are not mutually exclusive, and merging the two could even prevent offices from being disbanded.

October 5, 2011

Project Management Office

Review: The Value of Business Analytics—Evan Stubbs

Business analytics has the potential to help businesses identify sources of competitive advantage in their information assets and can be a key enabler of innovation and growth.

September 13, 2011

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The meaning of project management

It’s interesting but many of the problems we have working in and around project environments and PMOs come back to words and people’s interpretations of what they mean.

August 19, 2011

Project management education and the PMO

Building project management capability goes beyond training and education, but are PMOs the answer?

August 17, 2011