Ultimately, all decisions and policies are made on the basis of judgments; there is no other way, and there never will be. In the end, analysis is but an aid to the judgment and intuition of the decision maker.
Cortez Plastics
Cortez Plastics was having growing pains. As the business base of the company began to increase, more and more paperwork began to flow through the organization. The “informal” project management culture that had worked so well in the past was beginning to deteriorate and was being replaced by a more formal project management approach. Recognizing the cost implications of a more formal project management approach, senior management at Cortez Plastics decided to take some action.
CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE CULTURES
It has often been said that the most difficult projects to manage are those that involve the management of change.
Harold Kerzner
Harold Kerzner (born ca 1940) is an American engineer, management consultant, Emeritus Professor of Systems Management at Baldwin Wallace University, and Sr. Executive Director for Project Management at the International Institute for Learning,[1] known for his work in the field of project management.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES:
A DEFINITION
Achieving project management excellence, or maturity, is more likely with a repetitive process that can be used on each and every project. This repetitive process is referred to as the project management methodology.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROWTH: PROJECT LIFE CYCLES
Every program, project, or product has certain phases of development known as life-cycle phases. A clear understanding of these phases permits managers and executives to better control resources to achieve goals.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROWTH: THE STAGE-GATE PROCESS
When companies recognize the need to begin developing processes for project management, the starting point is normally the stage-gate process. The stage-gate process was created because the traditional organizational structure was designed primarily for top-down, centralized management, control, and communications, all of which were no longer practical for organizations that use project management and horizontal work flow.
THE MANY FACES OF FAILURE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Previously we stated that success might be a cube rather than a point. If we stay within the cube but …
THE MANY FACES OF SUCCESS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Historically, the definition of success has been meeting the customer’s expectations regardless of whether or not the customer is internal …
INFORMAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT: A DEFINITION
Companies today are managing projects more informally than before. Informal project management does have some degree of formality but emphasizes …
MATURITY AND EXCELLENCE: A DEFINITION
Some people contend that maturity and excellence in project management are the same.Unfortunately, this is not the case. Consider the …