Managing

Adding sustainability to the risk framework

Sustainability has become increasingly important to organisations as both a business objective and a necessary constraint. How should it be included in the risk process? asks Risk Doctor David Hillson.

September 29, 2014

Risk

Project risk management in a program or portfolio

What happens when the standard risk matrix is interpreted differently by various project managers working across a program or portfolio of projects? asks Guy Wilmington.

September 15, 2014

Risk

A question of risk

One of the most common symbols used to represent risk is a question mark (‘?’), reflecting the uncertainty associated with all risks. David Hillson explains the link between risk and questions.

September 9, 2014

Risk

Where have the schedulers gone?

Why do most projects still finish late? Pat Weaver says most schedulers have no effect on the management of the projects they are working on—they are either there to comply with client specifications or to gather data.

September 4, 2014

Time

Improving the lessons learnt process

Even mature organisations can improve reflective practices in their projects, Denise O’Sullivan discovers in examining the lessons learnt process in an aircraft management company’s software development and organisational change project.

September 3, 2014

Knowledge

7 tips to make change sustainable

Sustainability today is really about adapting to change and being able to be effective in the face of change. Michelle LaBrosse provides 7 tips for making change stick.

September 2, 2014

Blogs
Change

Can better knowledge management prevent project failure?

While some project management literature focuses on identification of critical success factors and the reasons why projects fail, Muhammad Haroon Mukhtar looks at improvement through learning.

August 27, 2014

Knowledge

Reflective practice in a team new to agile

In examining the new use of agile in projects run by a major cement manufacturer, Ahmad Alshehri discovered how learning through reflection led to some positive outcomes.

August 20, 2014

Knowledge

Operation Performance Improvement: a project on reflection

In studying the project environment at a major rail (brake system) manufacturer, Sepideh Habibipour found out how higher project performance was achieved through a specific focus on improvement.

August 13, 2014

Knowledge