Project Management in Practice

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Tag Archives: Software development

How does organisational growth impact project delivery?

1 Comment Posted by on February 18, 2012

Delivering projects is more than simply tasks undertaken to get something out of the door. Inevitably, how a project is delivered is dictated by the culture of the organisation. I work for a niche technology solution provider that has undergone nearly four-fold expansion since I joined six years ago. I have been thinking how that [...]

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Is Agile for me?

3 Comments Posted by on January 12, 2012

If you talk to any project team, you will find varying range of opinions regarding the best methodology for development – all very passionately putting their points of view across. Barring the occasional accident, most of these teams have given considerable thought to what is most applicable to them and have followed that course. When [...]

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What do I do in a failing project

3 Comments Posted by on October 9, 2011

I was reading a report from Keith Ellis from IAG Consulting that only one in three software development projects in the US actually makes it to completion. Larger the organisation, higher the chance of cancellation. Regardless of the reasons behind the cancellations, it means as a project manager, time will come when you will have [...]

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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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