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Why do projects fail? (Includes examples!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The Airbus A380 was due to take to the skies in 2006. These examples show that defining what we mean by success has a significant impact on whether we believe a project has ‘failed’. What are the most important criteria for your Sponsor and how will you define them? How would you define success on projects?

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Burnout in Project Management

The IIL Blog

Articles are now appearing addressing burnout specifically in a project management environment [Verma (1996), Haynes and Love (2004), Richmond and Skitmore (2006), Pinto et al., 2014), and Jugdev et al., Dawood, Shariffah; Pinto , Mary Beth., May2014, Vol. 32 Issue 4, p578-589. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2013.09.003. 2013.09.003. Richmond, A.,

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Enhanced due diligence in banking 

Productivity Land

The process includes collecting information on human traffickers, corrupt government officials, terrorists, drug dealers, and others who pose a threat to their customers. The BSA was enacted in 1970 and amended in 2001 and 2006. More businesses and governments are requiring enhanced due diligence.

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Reading List for the Cone of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

The Cone of Uncertainty is a useful approach to defining the expected range of uncertainty at specific stages in a project. Schedule Estimation and Uncertainty Surrounding the Cone of Uncertainty," Todd Little, IEEE Software , May/June 2006. Steve McConnell. GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide," GAO-09-3SP. 689-701.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

México, 1 al 3 de Febrero de 2006. Pich, Working Paper, 21/2006, Cambridge University, Judge Business School. Defining Uncertainty in Projects ? Performing Organization,” Christopher Alberts and Audrey Dorfee, Software Engineering Institute, 2006. Management of Novel Projects Under Conditions of High Uncertainty,” A.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

México, 1 al 3 de Febrero de 2006. Pich, Working Paper, 21/2006, Cambridge University, Judge Business School. Defining Uncertainty in Projects ? Performing Organization,” Christopher Alberts and Audrey Dorfee, Software Engineering Institute, 2006. Management of Novel Projects Under Conditions of High Uncertainty,” A.

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The Trouble with Charts

Herding Cats

NO Causation is defined to describe why we should see the numbers we see. Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths & Total Nonsense: Profiting from Evidence-Based Management , Jeffrey Pfeffer and Rober Sutton, Harvard Business School Press, 2006. This is just a correlation chart. The CA report does call out this issue up front.

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