Project Management in Practice

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

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Can a Project Manager afford to go on vacation?

Leave a Comment Posted by on November 30, 2011

I recently went on a vacation after many months. I had almost forgotten what it had felt like to have some time off. As I returned I felt re-energised and about to recommend the same to others. Basking in that glory lasted until I sat in the first resource allocation meeting and I discovered to [...]

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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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Knowledge sharing

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 14, 2011

I came to project management from a software development background. Later, I took on responsibilities of leading teams and designing solutions and most recently managing entire projects. I started off by running projects based on my experiences in delivery teams and approaches that I saw worked and failed. After some time, I did the PRINCE2 [...]

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How to handle resistance to change

7 Comments Posted by on April 7, 2011

If you have read any of my posts you will realize I am a fan of PRINCE2 as a project management methodology. In most cases I consult the manual regarding process and required content for the various management documents. The other day I struck a situation and realized a key limitation of PRINCE2. Our organisation [...]

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What happens when communication fails

Leave a Comment Posted by on March 30, 2011
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