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Deploying State-of-the-Art Technology at a New Hospital
The objective was to build a state-of-the-art hospital that would fuse cutting-edge health care with the hospitality and service of the worlds finest hotels. - By Tom Barnett In 2006, our IT department was offered the opportunity of a lifetime. The Michigan-based health care system where I work had just broken ground on an exciting new project. The objective was to build a state-of-the-art hospital that would fuse the cutting-edge health care of the...
Ten Project Management Pitfalls to Avoid
Managers often find themselves placed in the role of project managers (PMs), but they don't have the right skills to succeed at the job. Sometimes they miss critical steps because they lack insight into PM methodology. In the book "Project Management for Non-Project Managers" (Amacom/Available in April), author Jack Ferraro provides insight to guide individuals who are managing projects without PM training find their way. Ferraro examines 10 classic errors that non-project managers make and offers tips on how to avoid them. "When functioning managers become project management-aware," Ferraro explains, "they can better participate in project planning sessions ... and recognize when project teams are wasting precious time and resources." Ferraro is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and founder and president of MyProjectAdvisor, a project management consultancy. For more about the book, click here. - ...
Common IT Mistakes
Without the appropriate mindset and preparation, an IT project can easily become a cost center rather than a business advantage. - Most organizations look to IT for streamlining work, automating processes, improving customer satisfaction and saving money for the company. But accomplishing these goals can be difficult and filled with pitfalls. Without the appropriate mindset and preparation, an IT project can easily become a cos...
Agility: Rx for Project Success
How do we change our behavior to make sure our projects, while using scarce dollars, deliver maximum value? One essential answer is to become more agile and flexible. - Samuel Johnson, the inventor of the English dictionary, once quipped, “The prospect of hanging concentrates the mind wonderfully.” Todays economic woes and competitive pressures can cause CIOs, project management officers (PMOs) and project managers (PMs) to feel similarly motivated to wring succes...
Leadership Practices That Drive Results
The primary responsibility of leaders is to initiate and deal effectively with change. - In todays fast-moving global economy, change is inevitable, and the primary responsibility of leaders is to initiate and deal effectively with change. Leaders need to be creative problem-solvers who use their imagination to re-examine the status quo, visualize new possibilities and ask, “What if?” T...
Web 2.0 Projects Done Right
Social media are a must for business, but getting projects right takes some work. Camden Consulting's Kris Girrell offers these tips (adapted from her recent article, Web 2.0: Leading the Brave New World. - ...
Project Mismanagement, Pentagon Style
Be clear on project objectives before falling in love with features -- or you could end up with an expensive dud. - Anyone who has watched a Vietnam War movie has seen an M113. The squat, boxy vehicle, which looks like a tank without a gun was the United States Armored Personnel Carrier of choice for much of the Cold War era. It was flexible, able to traverse rough terrain, afford a dozen or so troops protection ...
10 Benefits of SaaS Collaborative Work Management
What Frontier Airlines learned from its recent project. See also a detailed article on this topic. - ...
10 Truths About Project Planning
by Ericka Chickowski The development of business requirements and project parameters can make or break an IT project. The data in this slideshow comes from an IAG Consulting report called Business Analysis Benchmark, which was culled from a survey of over 100 organizations which carried out IT development projects with an average budget of around $3 million. A key takeway: mixed project-planning teams that include business and IT people tend to get the best results. - ...
Keeping Track in a Hyper-Paced World
Digital agency imc² needed a collaborative project management solution that would adapt to the rapidly changing environment of interactive marketing. - When Bryan Bradley became senior vice president of technology services, one of his primary goals was to bring a formal software development methodology to imc²s technology practices. Project management is an important part of that methodology because it gives the agency a consistent way to keep trac...
10 Open Source Implementation Tips
How to make sure an enterprise Open Source project goes smoothly. Compiled with help from Ray Wang, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research, and Navica CEO Bernard Golden. - ...
10 Brutal Realities of Project Management
Times are tough, and project managers need to understand how the downturn may affect their operations. Baseline interviewed two project management experts, Michael Welles of EdWel Programs, a project management training company, and Lou Russell of Russell Martin Associates, a consulting firm, to feel the Project Management Offices pain. See also 10 Silver Linings for Project Management. - ...
10 Silver Linings For Project Management
Projects are being slashed, staff members are being shown the door and the economy is in the tank. But there are still a few bright spots for project managers and the project management office (PMO) during these lean times. Michael Welles of EdWel Programs, Lou Russell of Russell Martin Associates, and Gregory Balestrero of the Project Management Institute named a few opportunities project managers can find today. See also 10 Brutal Realities of Project Management - ...
8 Tips for Shutting Down an IT Project
Not every project will survive the recession. Many don't make it even in better times. Shutting down an IT project should be a methodical process, whether the job is being put on hiatus or killed once and for all. - ...
Pulling the Plug on IT Projects
Shutting down an IT project should be a methodical process, whether the job is being put on hiatus or killed once and for all. - In my previous column, I talked about conducting triage on your IT projects -- that is, deciding which projects should (or must) go forward, and which should (or must) be shut down. The next question is: what do you do with the projects that are to be shut down? These IT projects typically fall i...