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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

ProjectManager.com

That’s because what we think of as agile really appeared in 2001 with the publication of the “Manifesto for Agile Software Development,” authored by 17 software developers. The term scrum was introduced in a “Harvard Business Review” article from 1986 by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka.

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What is IT Service Management?

The IIL Blog

As governments and organisations began to utilise IT to run their organisations, the concepts of ‘services’ began to evolve. ITIL was partly in response to the UK government’s desire to standardise how we deliver IT services and became the de-facto approach to what became known as ITSM.

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How To Motivate Your Project Team

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Her 25 years’ experience is in a variety of industries including financial services, state government, and non-profits. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management. Gertman et. About my interviewee: Ruth Pearce is CEO of Project Motivator , an author and speaker, and a practicing project manager.

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The Evolution of Project Management

The IIL Blog

We have read books and journal articles on various project management topics. Public Sector Project Manager Selection In most government agencies, PMs were seen more so as project monitors rather than project managers. The assignment as a government project monitor was seen as an add-on to one’s normal job.

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The Growth of Value-Driven Project Management

International Institute for Learning

Perhaps the most significant reason for the slow growth of many needed project management changes was due to senior management’s desire for standardization of governance and execution for the multitude of traditional projects managed for external clients. 1] Kerzner, Harold (2001). Understanding the Terminology. [1]

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Project Management: Principles, Practices & Context

Velociteach

More recently, the profession has grappled with two intertwined questions: Should principles or processes govern project management? In this article, I will share some approaches that have shaped my approach. Pioneering software development thought leaders collaborated to create the Manifesto (2001).

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What is Agile Project Management?

The IIL Blog

In 1994 the Dynamic System Development Method (DSDM) was created as project managers using RAD strived for increased governance and discipline when using an iterative style of managing projects. In 2001, a group of software development thought leaders came together and devised the Agile Manifesto. Original article published here.

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