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Why do projects fail? (Includes examples!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The ones that hit the papers are often public sector projects because their audits and budgets are more open to scrutiny. It also cost ten times more than the original budget, finally coming in at £430 million. The planned spa complex to boost tourism in Bath was originally budget at £13.5 billion to £10.9

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Overcoming bias in project management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Her leadership and guidance is of paramount importance during planning and execution. Since good decision-making is critical for good leadership and guidance, project managers need to know how heuristics (mental disposition) and biases (personal inclinations) influence a project manager’s decisions. Roland Hoffman.

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Managing Risk from Every Level of Your Organization

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This notion of contingency analysis shows that when planning or budgeting, we must account for foreseeable risk and factor in the optimal route required with the minimum number of possible detours. Any forecast used to establish baseline budgets will be imperfect, whether for reserve fuel supplies or project contingencies.

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A History of PMI & Its Role in Project Management

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During the 1990s, PMI tripled its membership to 90,000 in 120 countries, under the leadership of then president Virgil R. In 2007, PMP was accredited by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and as of July 2018 over 876,000 people hold this certification. Currently, Mark Langley is the president of PMI.

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Embracing an Innovative Mindset

Tony Adams

of project investment through delivering outcomes over budget, behind schedule and without meeting business expectations (PMI, 2017). Companies are responding to digital disruption by transforming their businesses through successive waves of transformational change. Yet, they consistently fail to deliver. Something needs to change.

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Making Workshops Work webinar

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Dr Penny Pullan is recognized for creative collaboration for project professionals, plus Virtual/Hybrid Leadership. She’s the author of Making Workshops Work: Creative collaboration for our time’ (PIP, 2021) and the bestseller Virtual Leadership , a CEO Today Top 5 book for lockdown (Kogan Page, 2016). About our presenter. Transcript.

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Servant Leadership – It Works

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To make matter worse in this particular instance was the fact that the budget for the machine lease and supplies was at $0.00, and two weeks was left in the school year. Why Servant Leadership Works. Successful leadership is built around the behaviors that leaders model for their subordinates. Servant Leaders Behave Well.