Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 2, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Project managers, have you ever felt overwhelmed by the unpredictable waves of the project environment? The terrain of project management is fraught with hidden challenges and opportunities lying in wait for the unwary. The result? Does it sound like an adventure? Because it is.

Governance 40

Governance Government Influencer Technical Review 40

The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

By Eugene Bounds and Steve Ackert Recently, the buzzword artificial intelligence (AI) has been on everyone’s minds, not just in the tech world but across many industries, including project management. Over twenty AI-enhanced tools today focus on project management capabilities and features (e.g., While some tools (e.g.,

Artificial Inteligence 88

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review ChatGPT Generative AI 88

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 30, 2020

Information technology (IT) is a broad field that encompasses anything related to computer technology. Teams that work in IT are there to support these technologies and the people who use them. Unfortunately, the promise of technology often falls short of reality, and things malfunction.

Technical Review 261

Technical Review Infrastructure Software Review Information Technology 261

Herding Cats

APRIL 25, 2016

If your business is not subject to any external governance process, you’re free to spend your money as you please. Governance includes: Responsibility for a specific duty, task, or decision. The governing of IT systems has two distinct components. Information & Technology Balance Sheet - Balanced Scorecard, Zachman .

Governance 28

Governance Government Estimate Prince2 28

Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003. Risk Management Papers. “A

Risk Management 38

Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 38

Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management. Managment Processes. Nine Best Practices of Project Management , Software Program Managers Network (SPMN). Top Habits of Successful Project Managers. Project Governance. The Nine "I's" of Program Success ," College of Performance Management.

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2003 2011 2008 Performance Measurement 54

Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Making these decisions in the presence Uncertainty ?

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Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 35

Epicflow Blog

AUGUST 5, 2021

Jobs that are at high risk for being replaced by AI. Jobs that are at low risk for being replaced by AI. At the current stage of AI development, it cannot replace the jobs that require human reasoning, negotiation skills, emotional intelligence, and creative thinking along with the jobs related to information technology.

Artificial Inteligence 98

Artificial Inteligence 2025 Technical Review Software Review 98

EasyProjects

OCTOBER 26, 2020

What is its strategy for achieving those goals? Increasingly, companies have full-time project-management offices (PMO) with staff and budgets to pursue project planning, management, and evaluation full time. How do mission and long-term strategy translate into selection criteria? The project prioritization models.

PMO 91

PMO Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Information Technology 91

Wrike

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In today’s technology-driven world, IT services management plays a critical role in overseeing the smooth operation and success of businesses. Its Importance in Business Effective IT services management is vital for businesses for several reasons.

Technical Review 36

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Infrastructure Monitoring 36

Wrike

AUGUST 25, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, managing IT processes has become essential for organizations to stay competitive and efficient. Effective IT process management enables businesses to streamline operations, optimize resource allocation, and enhance overall productivity.

Process 36

Process Technical Review Software Review Infrastructure 36

Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

It allows them to identify trends, detect potential risks or opportunities, predict customer behavior, and assess overall performance. By spotting emerging market trends or changes in customer behavior, organizations can adapt their strategies and stay ahead of the competition.

Software Review 36

Software Review Retail Monitoring Risk Management 36

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 2, 2023

That technology touches every sector of the business world. Information technology (IT) is what keeps the modern world running, which is why IT management is so crucial to business. For too many, IT is a mystery and IT management isn’t even in their vocabulary. What Is Information Technology (IT)?

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Infrastructure Web Development Governance Government 334

MPUG

JULY 7, 2019

In the field of information technology (IT), most people think that performing financial analyses on new projects is hard work, but it doesn’t have to be if you know what you are doing. A company might face upgrading outdated hardware with faster processors, so users can get information in a timelier manner to do their work.

Technical Review 85

Technical Review Closing Manufacturing Executing 85

Epicflow Blog

AUGUST 5, 2021

Jobs that are at high risk for being replaced by AI. Jobs that are at low risk for being replaced by AI. At the current stage of AI development, it cannot replace the jobs that require human reasoning, negotiation skills, emotional intelligence, and creative thinking along with the jobs related to information technology.

Artificial Inteligence 52

Artificial Inteligence 2025 Technical Review Software Review 52

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Businesses are always looking for ways to work more efficiently and this is also true in regards to information technology (IT). IT asset management is how businesses make sure those IT resources are being efficiently used. But what is an asset in IT and what does IT asset management mean? What Is IT Asset Management?

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Infrastructure Software Review Risk Management Technical Review 336

International Institute for Learning

AUGUST 16, 2022

Two back-to-back presentations are featured in this event are Managing Change as a Project Manager , with Jacqueline Dennis, and Emotional Intelligence in a Digital World , with Roy Brewer. Managing Change as a Project Manager. Change happens – and as project managers, we are considered the change agents.

2022 18

2022 Information Technology Leadership PMI 18

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A key part of a PMO leader’s job is to develop and maintain project management standards and processes and to support the people doing the delivery – project managers, program managers , and teams. The mission statement should be easy to understand and should be aligned with the organization’s strategy.

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PMO Technical Review Information Technology Governance 355

Herding Cats

JUNE 26, 2017

Plans are strategies. Strategies are Hypotheses. A time phrased plan for their acquisition, deployment, management, and funding. . risk management is how adults manage projects - Tim Lister. This is the basis of managing projects. All risk comes from uncertainty. But a Plan is needed.

Information Technology 41

Information Technology Estimate Risk Management Defining 41

Herding Cats

JUNE 9, 2018

There is always lots of complaining about the biases introduced into managing projects and making the estimates needed to make project decisions. Optimism bias - a cognitive bias that causes a person to believe that they are at a lesser risk of experiencing a negative event compared to others. These principles originate in: .

Transportation 39

Transportation Software Engineering Finance 2011 39

Herding Cats

AUGUST 25, 2017

The CONOPS facilitates a shared understanding of ideas, challenges, and issues on the possible solution strategies to the problem at hand , without addressing the technical solution or implementation. Funding constraints - how much money do we have, when can we spend it, what's our management reserve? IT Risk Management.

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2014 2013 2012 Engineering 38

Herding Cats

JUNE 9, 2018

There is always lots of complaining about the biases introduced into managing projects and making the estimates needed to make project decisions. Optimism bias - a cognitive bias that causes a person to believe that they are at a lesser risk of experiencing a negative event compared to others. These principles originate in: .

Transportation 28

Transportation Software Engineering Finance 2011 28

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations. Management Processes (#MP). Project Performance Management (#PPM). Agile Project Management (#APM). Risk Management (#RM). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). Strategy (#Strategy).

Technical Review 42

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

International Institute for Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

First published by CONNECT, International Centre for Complex Project Management. During the process of deciding the aim and main objective of my PhD research [1] , an important element was to create a model that could support project managers, estimators and practitioners when dealing with project complexity. By Dr. Leon Herszon.

Technical Review 59

Technical Review Influencer Estimate Project Life Cycle 59

Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Need up-to-date facts and figures for a project management report, article, or infographic? Browse this collection of project management statistics collected from studies and reports from the past five years. The data and statistics below are sorted into categories so you can quickly skim to find the information you need.

2015 60

2015 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 60

ActiveCollab

APRIL 18, 2017

You’ve probably heard about all sorts of project management certifications and wonder whether it’s worth having one. If some organization uses some project management framework, you need to get certified. If you want to manage projects better, certification won’t help you much. The most popular project management certifications.

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Certification Prince2 Governance Government 48

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. Define the risks - reducible and irreducible - to each Capability and their Features. Place all the information into some modeling tool. So how do we get ±10% accuracy?

Estimate 42

Estimate Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 42

Herding Cats

JANUARY 23, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. The moment you have little-to-no repeatability experts are at best useless, adaptability is a better survival strategy. For software development starts with. Complexity Primer (Sandia).

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Estimate Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 37

Wrike

MARCH 15, 2021

We’ll explain all this and more by answering some of your most-asked questions about EPMO, project management , and the tools you need to maximize your investment. What does Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) mean? Some common roles and responsibilities of an enterprise project management office include: .

PMO 36

PMO Technical Review Executing Budget 36

Herding Cats

AUGUST 22, 2018

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. If we take Tim Lister's advice about managing risk while spending other people's money in the presence of uncertainty, where is the adult supervision here? . .

Estimate 35

Estimate Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 35