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Innovation in project management: Inspiration from Dubai

Susanne Madsen

I recently spoke at Dubai International Project Management Forum ( DIPMF ) and was struck by the innovative theme of the conference. Already when I prepared for my presentation the organisers said, “Innovation is a big thing down here”, and indeed it is. But apart from my books, how innovative have I really been?

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Understanding the Organizational Governance System as Project Managers

Project Pulse Journal

We will explore how the project management control process and systems are the backbone of project success, providing structure, oversight, and direction to ensure that projects are executed and aligned with organizational goals and values. Innovation is good but there will be times when it's just gold-plating.

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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

Scrum.org

This requires highly controlled experiments where only the level of agility is manipulated in a team. Several empirical studies have indeed found that teams with a frequent delivery strategy are more likely to deliver successful project outcomes and satisfy stakeholders than teams that do not ( Chow & Cao, 2008 , Jørgensen, 2016 ).

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Matrix Management for Strategic Projects

International Institute for Learning

Strategic projects may focus on the long-term needs of each senior manager and long-term corporate sustainability. In addition, there is the fear that there might be a dilution in the effectiveness of senior management without control from above over strategic projects. Feb (2016). The goal is short-term profitability.

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The Agile Cannon

Herding Cats

The paper Agile Base Patterns in the Agile Canon , Daniel R Greening, 2016 49th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences is an important contribution to the discussion of agile at scale in organizations beyond 5 developers at the table with their customer. Loss of control creates risk of failure. Measure Economic Progress.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

“A Complex Systems Perspective of Risk Mitigation and Modeling in Development and Acquisition Programs,” Roshanak Rose Nilchiani, Naval Postgraduate School, Thirtieth Annual Acquisition Research Symposium, April 30, 2016. 2128, International Technical Paper , 2016. Risk Analysis and Management,” Lester B. Dorofee, et.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

“A Complex Systems Perspective of Risk Mitigation and Modeling in Development and Acquisition Programs,” Roshanak Rose Nilchiani, Naval Postgraduate School, Thirtieth Annual Acquisition Research Symposium, April 30, 2016. 2128, International Technical Paper , 2016. Risk Analysis and Management,” Lester B. Dorofee, et.