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Applying objective program risk management

There is a tendency within the program management discipline to characterise program risks as the sum of all the sub-project risks. Guy Wilmington says risk management must instead be proportionate and objective.

November 14, 2013

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

In case of chaos, employ project manager

If you want instant lessons learnt from a series of chaotic projects, look no further than the weeklong global event, GISHWHES (the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt The World Has Ever Seen). Editor Adeline Teoh goes in search of a program manager.

August 28, 2013

Blogs

5 ways to improve change programs

Change management is fundamental in achieving successful business transformation. To improve your probability of success, Dwight Don suggests project managers adopt these 5 strategies for their change program.

June 24, 2013

Improving project management through metamodelling

New business modelling tools provide the means to capture the concepts and relationships and share them without imposing an unnecessary burden on the project, writes Andrew Warner, this way you can see the project management tree in the forest.

May 22, 2013

Advanced

Do program managers have executive skills?

The debate on whether program managers would make effective senior executives has gained attention in recent years. The team at PM Oracles turn to management guru Peter Drucker to see if program managers might make good C-level executives.

April 16, 2013

Program Management

Project Management Institute updates standards

The Project Management Institute (PMI) updated its PMBOK® Guide, the Standard for Program Management and the Standard for Portfolio Management. So what’s new and how do the changes affect project management in Australia? Pat Weaver provides an overview of the updates.

January 22, 2013

Advanced

The Risk Radial: refining the prioritisation of project risks

Project, program and portfolio managers alike will be familiar with contrasting the likelihood of a risk occurring with the consequence should the risk eventuate to determine a risk rating. Guy Wilmington shows how there’s more to risk ratings than the matrix.

January 10, 2013

Risk