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What Is a Balanced Scorecard? (Example & Template Included)

ProjectManager.com

It’s a common management tool worldwide, used across industries, including government and nonprofit organizations. Relatively new, the balance scorecard was introduced in 1992 by David Norton and Robert Kaplan, by taking existing metric performance measures and adapting them to include nonfinancial information.

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The Functions of a Project Management Office

Project Pulse Journal

A Project Management Office (PMO) is a centralized department within an organization that standardizes the governance of projects. Common Types of a PMO Project Management Offices or Program Management Offices (PMOs) can vary widely in structure and function, adapting to the needs of different industries and organizational strategies.

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Risk Management Frameworks in IT: A Comparative Analysis

Wrike

Organizations of all sizes and industries are relying on technology to drive their operations and deliver services. Many industries have specific regulations and standards related to IT security and data protection, and these must be strictly followed. The importance of risk management in IT cannot be overstated.

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Complete Collection of Project Management Statistics 2015

Wrike

Project Management Industry Growth. 80% of “high-performing” projects are led by a certified project manager. [4]. Average Salary of Senior-Level PM by Industry: . Government – Federal. Government – City/State/Local. Project Management Industry Growth. Popularity by Industry: Finance – 87%.

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Project Versus Product in Agile Development

Herding Cats

Ranging from embedded flight control systems for winged vehicles to orbiting spacecraft, to Software Intensive System of Systems from industrial, business, and financial systems. For us in the Finance and Business Operations side of writing software for money, it's a moot point.

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Misquotes of Deming

Herding Cats

I spent the week speaking at the College of Performance Management conference where government and industry come together to work on the issues of cost, schedule, and technical performance management process improvement needed to increase the probability of program success. Technical Performance Measures.

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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

Workamajig

Audit: The process of analyzing a project to ensure that it is being governed as intended. EVM is a core skill for project managers and is widely deployed in projects across industries. Effort : Effort is a measure of the total amount of labor (usually measured in hours) necessary to complete a task.