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How not to kill a project

Making a sensible decision to ‘kill’ an uneconomic project or to support an ‘over budget’ project that still has a viable return on investment is always difficult. Patrick Weaver on the three worst ways to make a decision.

February 24, 2015

Governance

Avoiding sunk cost syndrome on your project

One of the hardest things to do is to stop wasting money and resources on a losing proposition. Patrick Weaver on how to avoid sunk cost syndrome on your project with sound decision-making.

February 23, 2015

Cost

The role of process fairness in decisions

When you have to deliver bad news to a person, the processes you use are at least as important as the decision you have made. Lynda Bourne suggests that the next time you have to make a decision that will affect your team, involve them.

February 12, 2015

Communication

Problems, conflicts and decisions

While frequently treated as separate topics, conflict management, problem solving and decision making are interrelated and all are focused on achieving the best possible outcome. Dr Lynda Bourne looks at how to deal with wicked problems.

January 14, 2015

Communication

Motivating your project team

How do you motivate your team to get the work done in a manner that keeps your project on time, on scope, and on budget? Dave Wakeman suggests three tactics.

December 10, 2014

Leadership

Optimal project portfolio selection

The selection of projects and programs of work is a key function of both public and private sector organisations. Doug Wheeler discusses the lack of consistency in project selection across different organisations, leading to poor decision-making.

October 29, 2014

Portfolio Management

Framing choice using risk management

Michelle La Brosse says sometimes we forget about the power of choice and taking time to look at our choices and evaluate the risks.

October 15, 2014

Blogs

IT projects on pause due to cyber-security fears

More than half of IT decisions makers have paused or killed a project due to IT security fears according to a survey conducted by global network security company Fortinet.

October 3, 2014

News