CENTER FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE
In project-driven companies, the creation of a project management division is readily accepted as a necessity to conduct business.
Tag: Integration Management
Project integration management is the coordination of all elements of a project. This includes coordinating tasks, resources, stakeholders, and any other project elements, in addition to managing conflicts between different aspects of a project, making trade-offs between competing requests, and evaluating resources.
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MODIFICATION OF MATRIX STRUCTURES
The matrix can take many forms, but there are basically three common varieties. Each type represents a different degree of authority attributed to the program manager and indirectly identifies the relative size of the matrix structures company.
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MATRIX ORGANIZATIONAL FORM
The matrix organizational form is an attempt to combine the advantages of the pure functional structure and the product organizational structure.
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PURE PRODUCT (PROJECTIZED) ORGANIZATION
The pure product organization, develops as a division within a division. As long as there exists a continuous flow of projects
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LINE–STAFF ORGANIZATION (PROJECT COORDINATOR)
It soon became obvious that control of a project must be given to personnel whose first loyalty is directed toward the completion of the project. Thus the project management position must not be controlled by…
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DEVELOPING WORK INTEGRATION POSITIONS
As companies grew in size, more emphasis was placed on multiple ongoing programs with high-technology requirements
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ORGANIZATIONAL WORK FLOW
Organizations are continually restructured to meet the demands imposed by the environment. Restructuring can change the role of individuals in the formal and the informal organization.
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Organizational Structures
During the past thirty years there has been a so-called hidden revolution in the introduction and development of new organizational structures.
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Dr. Kerzner’s 16 Points to Project Management Maturity
Adopt a project management methodology and use it consistently. Implement a philosophy that drives the company toward project management maturity and communicate it to everyone. Commit to developing effective plans at the beginning of each…
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SYSTEMS THINKING
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.