Project Management in Practice

Beyond the alphabet soup of PRINCE2, MSP, PMBOK, ITIL, Agile

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Australasian trends in MSP and impact on PRINCE2

2 Comments Posted by on May 9, 2012

The Wellington PRINCE2 User Group met last week at the Deloitte House. The guest speaker at the event was Geoff Rankins, a programme and project management professional with over 35 years of experience across ASX50 organisations, Federal and State Governments in Australia and international not for profit organisations. He is also a contributor to PRINCE2 [...]

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What is the difference between Project and Programme management?

3 Comments Posted by on July 31, 2011

I recently did my MSP certification, to gain better understanding of programme environments, compared to projects. One thing that came as a slight surprise to me was the difference in focus between projects and programmes. Projects are focused about providing fit for purpose products within a certain tolerances – time, cost, scope, quality, risk and [...]

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Do Project Managers need technical background?

9 Comments Posted by on July 17, 2011

I was talking to a friend who mentioned he was unhappy with the project he was involved in. His complaint was with his project manager, who he felt did not understand his field of work and set unrealistic expectations. At the time I did my friendly duties and sympathised with him. It got me thinking [...]

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Can you manage all projects through PRINCE2 or Agile?

4 Comments Posted by on July 11, 2011

I have been an avid advocate for PRINCE2 as the project management methodology with agile practices incorporated to deliver the specialised products of the project (software, hardware, service etc.). I have recently been working with the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) to provide geospatial support required for evidence based decision making as it charts a [...]

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Handling emotions in projects

Leave a Comment Posted by on June 9, 2011

Most people get emotionally attached to any creative work. While there is considerable element of science in breaking problems down, in software development, there is an equally significant element of creativity in resolving complex requirements. This is further heightened if you get to design the solution from ground up. I was part of such a [...]

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