Archives for "December, 2009"
The need for program management: Lessons from a war-zone
Project managers could learn a thing or two about program management from the relief and rehabilitation efforts that began in fall 2002 in post-war Iraq . What happened with the constantly changing reality on the ground, and huge funding coming in, was that disparate government agencies started off optimistically chartering reconstruction projects all across the country.
The Growing Project Management Profession in the Indian IT services industry
IT’S A HOT SUMMER EVENING AND RAMESH HAS JUST WALKED OUT OF HARESH’S OFFICE, THE DELIVERY HEAD OF THE ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS PRACTICE AT GLOBALSYSTEMS. HE WAS JUST BRIEFED ABOUT HIS NEW ROLE REQUIREMENT. NOW IT TURNS OUT RAMESH HAS A MAJOR CAREER DECISION TO MAKE…
Dos and Don’ts of building effective Project Management Offices
The common paradox most PMOs face is that instead of being looked upon as enterprises that set standards and lead company vision, they end up being used as a library of rulebooks and procedures. And while companies might be clear about the regulatory role their PMOs may play in terms of defining ‘best practices’, they are seldom clear about the influence and direction that that the office is supposed to exert on projects to ensure continual organizational improvement.
