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Why do projects fail? (Includes examples!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The Airbus A380 took its maiden transatlantic voyage in March 2007, silencing the critics and proving it could use runways shorter than other smaller jets. A version of this article first appeared on this blog in 2007. The Scottish Parliament building. How would you define success on projects? Let us know in our Facebook group.

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Top PM 10 Articles of All Time

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In case you’ve only just stumbled across this blog, in 2021 I celebrated 15 years of blogging about project management. In September 2007 I published a guide to why projects fail. That was back in the days before I had brand guidelines for how my blog should look – we’ve updated quite a few things since then!

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Modularized megaprojects: Failure of Conventional Approaches (Part 1)

Inloox

Originally, the megaproject was to be completed in 2007 at costs of only 2 billion euros. In this two-part blog post, we show how the quality of planning can be so different for two projects of similar scope, and how Tesla was able to achieve much more efficient project delivery through modularization.

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What Is a Site Analysis for Architecture Projects? Checklist & Steps

ProjectManager.com

Some useful tools are Google Street View but keep in mind that the tool only dates back to 2007. Over the course of this blog, we’ve mentioned many things you’ll need to look out for when doing site analysis. There are 3-D mapping tools that use volumetric references. Site Analysis Checklist: What to Look For.

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Five reasons why Scrum is not helping in getting twice the work done in half the time

Scrum.org

I originally published this blog on Medium and reposting it here again. I worked as a product owner for my first product in 2007–08 to manage the insurance lifecycle for a major insurance company in America. You can read the original post here. What will be an effective measure to have such a comparison?

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GirlsGuideToPM: My Top 10 Articles of All Time

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In case you’ve only just stumbled across this blog, this year I’m celebrating 10 years of blogging about project management. In September 2007 I published a guide to why projects fail. That was back in the days before I had brand guidelines for how my blog should look. Here are the top 10 articles year by year.

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Understand the Project Manager Role

WorkOtter

Our blog series – “Master Project Management” covers some of the essentials of the art and science of project management. ©2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies. It talks about de?ning ning true needs, building a solid team, and performing a ? Project Management: 24 Lessons to Help You Master Any Project” by Gary R.

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