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Delivering Project Management Excellence
Project Manager (PM) often has to function without formal authority over the team. A PM is expected to produce results by working outside the hierarchical structural of the organisation and without any kind of authority within their realm of operations. Mostly a project manager does not conduct performance appraisal, offer rewards and incentives to his… Read More
Matrix Organization Structure Theoretically, we have three main types of project organizations viz; functional, projectized, and matrix organization structure. The matrix organization structure has been further subdivided into weak and strong matrix. Irrespective of the nomenclature, the problems faced while working in matrix organization structure remains the same. Matrix Organization Structure Disadvantages The most serious… Read More
Not all goes well while managing a project. Blog post project management pitfalls describes 10 critical aspects if overlooked could cost dearly to any project. Project Management Pitfalls Here is a list of project management pitfalls that can be avoided while executing a project. #1 Scope Management All projects whether small or large should have… Read More
Fundamentals of project planning and scheduling is a post highlighting the basic points that needs to be considered while developing a project schedule. Background One of my smooth progressing engineering project was suddenly jolted by numerous emails and phone calls from the project sponsor asking the management to expedite activities at site. The project was… Read More
Recently, I read an article  7 Project Management trends to watch. I appreciate the work done by the author as I share similar views on the issues raised by Mr. V Srinivasa Rao. My views on five most important aspects of project management are as follows: Aspects of Project Management: The Critical Five #1 Look… Read More
A reluctant project team member You are part of a project team which has been assigned a project with a tight deadline that is not extendable. One of the project team member fails to deliver on the part of the project assigned to him at the fag-end of the project despite his assurance. All the… Read More
Elements of High Productivity by Dmitri Ivanenko, PMPÂ defines elements that can boost productivity and ensure project success. However I wish to add a few more points that play a vital role in project success and increased productivity. Project Success and Productivity #1 Delegation A Project Manager cannot perform all the functions and should always make… Read More
