article thumbnail

How good are you at starting off your project?

Ron Rosenhead

I came across an interesting report published by the National Audit Office (NAO) – which exists to provide independent opinion and evidence to assist Parliament and hold government to account. It is called “Initiating successful projects” and was first published in December 2011. The report goes on to suggest: “….our

2011 188
article thumbnail

Picking a Project Management Methodology

MPUG

Federal and state governments. Transportation sector. In 2011, PMI introduced a new certification, the Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP). The answer is all types, from exceptionally large to small; from suppliers to manufacturers to retailers; from for profit to non-profit organizations. Energy and utilities. Health care.

Retail 119
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Episode 173 – On The World Stage: The FIFA World Cup Turf Project

Velociteach

And we set off, took off running in 2011. Transporting the Turf The turf, just a background on how that process works, is harvested by a machine, and imagine squares of sod shredded into small pieces of grass. There was what’s called the “supreme committee” for the government of Qatar that we coordinated with a certain amount.

article thumbnail

Biases in Project Management and How to Remove Them

Herding Cats

1] "What Causes Cost Overrun in Transport Infrastructure Projects?" Buhl, Transport Reviews, 24, 1, 3-18. [2] 9, January 2011. [6] Yet, in many companies and organizations, software business relationships to software development and engineering remain vague. [6]. Flyvbjerg, H. Skamris & S. Kirchler, D. Andersson, C.

article thumbnail

Biases in Project Management and How to Remove Them

Herding Cats

1] "What Causes Cost Overrun in Transport Infrastructure Projects?" Buhl, Transport Reviews, 24, 1, 3-18. [2] 9, January 2011. [6] Yet, in many companies and organizations, software business relationships to software development and engineering remain vague. [6]. Flyvbjerg, H. Skamris & S. Kirchler, D. Andersson, C.