Nearly 4 in 10 managers say there’s an expectation to finish projects quickly and stay agile, while 24 percent say they are making decisions about unfamiliar issues, according to a Forbes Insight global survey. That combination signals growing pressure on …
“In my experience, the biggest challenge is ensuring that testing replicates intimately how customers will use the product or system: their use cases, environment, what else may be running and so on. Errors discovered after delivery at customer sites will …
Many practitioners overlook the project closing process group. To them, successful project delivery is defined by the completion of deliverables as per the objectives of time and cost. They consider project closing as overburden, work that is done to satisfy …
To reduce failure rates and successfully deliver strategies in 2020 and beyond, organizations must overcome disruptive forces and flip posing challenges to opportunities and advantages. It all starts with aligning the organization from inside-out and outside-in. This article encapsulates how …
As project managers, we are accustomed to providing metrics on the health of our projects, and not so much with the health of the project team. The aim of this paper is to delve into the nuances of health, safety, …
Have you ever looked at your project and asked yourself, “Why am I doing this?” or “How can I do this better?” Those are two big questions for any project manager. To get the right answers, you first must ask …
The next big game or app can’t happen unless project teams effectively manage creativity, expectations and stakeholders. Though they may not carry the gravity of a nuclear power plant or skyscraper, movies, video games and other entertainment projects are big …
This paper explores the relationship between project managers and business analysts, the friction that can arise between the two, and how to overcome it. While there is some overlap between business analysis and project management, these are two areas with …
This article focuses on a project for modernizing a large mission critical system, to be executed under a firm fixed-price contract. Failure to meet schedule and quality goals would result in millions of dollars in yearly expenses for the customer. …
Quality in software development is often an afterthought. Most software projects assume that quality is ingrained in the development process, only to encounter major quality issues during the test and deployment phases. Projects without quality plans typically are on schedule …