Today we continue with some more basics on what Project Management entails and I’m going to summarize some points related to Program and Portfolio Management based on PMI’s (Project Management Institute) definitions. These are more higher level entities that are managed and usually consists of other projects and other portfolios.What is Program Management?So PMI defines […]
Often times, when we start to learn about things we can use to make our work and lives better, we focus primarily on the technical aspects and put little attention to the more human side of things. In my experience so far, learning a new project management framework is a good example. You start to […]
One of the things I would like to rant about today is, companies that let themselves be ruled by ‘powerful’ clients. And I don’t mean the Hollywood mafia style of powerful clients. I mean clients that are bigger than the organization they buy products from. Big powerful corporations with multi-billion dollar capital and resources spread […]
Today I had an appointment with an old work colleague to catch up on things. I had the opportunity to explain what the company I work for does and told him that I was doing a master programme. And, that I need to write an analysis paper on how organizations manage projects. I told him […]
I would like to share some of the realizations I’m making during my research on project management and the project management paradigm advocated by the Project Management Institute (PMI) . As someone who hasn’t managed projects for a living yet, I have a tough time painting a mental picture how projects and portfolios are managed. […]
Today I want to do a quick blog on some enlightenment I got while doing some reading on how organizations can connect business strategies to IT projects. I was reading an article on CIO.com titled “Aligning IT project and business strategies: why you should and how you can” that talks about aligning projects to business […]
Soon I will have to write a paper analysis on how an organization, of my choosing, manages projects. One of the questions that I will need to answer is how they connect business strategies to IT projects. Being someone who writes code for a living and rarely deals with the more managerial aspects of a […]
It’s Friday so, I would like to talk a little bit about why projects fail through some inspiration I got while enjoying some Dilbert comics. 1. Bureaucracy In every organization you have certified experts you need to talk to, regulations to follow and approvals to get. Pretty normal. However, projects suffer when people within organizations […]
So I’m doing a Master programme at Stockholm University on IT Project Management as I have aspirations to understand the business and management processes behind each software application I create as a software engineer. At the time of this writing, I have no prior experience in project management and as part of the programme, I […]
Today I took the time to read the first two chapters of a book considered “the Bible” of project management. The book is called “A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge also known as the PMBOK Guide and it was written by an American nonprofit professional organization called Project Management Institute. This is […]
