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20 October 2017 | 7:14
Sandra Misic
4 Fallacies of Typical Project Management Thinking (Part 1)
Written by Ryan Downing Part 1 – The Weekly Status Meeting I have spent over a decade managing projects and studying different philosophies on what the best practices for this are. During this time, I have managed many successful projects, several unsuccessful ones and obtained the Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certifications. […]
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11 October 2017 | 6:56
Reinhard Wagner
The evolution of project management practice
The practice of project management is developing rapidly, starting from the medievals as a kind of craftsmanship. In the 1950s the “management approach” came into game and formed the nowadays called “professional practice” or “profession” (which, at least some argue, is not yet a profession). However, the project practice has undergone significant changes requiring new […]
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06 October 2017 | 7:13
Jiwat Ram
Help vs. Harm potential: Using social media for Project Management (Part B)
Social Media is undoubtedly a disruptive innovation driving new means of wealth creation, creativity in business and ease of organizing an individual’s social life. However, all is not hunky dory. One could be tempted to think that bringing together social media and project management would be like a match made in heaven – except that […]
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20 September 2017 | 7:14
Reinhard Wagner
Sustainability and Project Management – Perspectives, Challenges and Threats (Part 1)
I was born in the Black Forest, a rural area in the South-West of Germany, well known for its beautiful forest and the world-famous Black Forest Cake. Some of my ancestors cut the trees and shipped them on the Danube river down to the Black Sea, where they were used for ship building. But still […]
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09 August 2017 | 7:36
Martin Sedlmayer
What exactly is competence?
When interested in the question of what exactly is competence, having a look at the OECD definition of competence is of course a must: they describe competence as “personal attributes or underlining characteristics, which combined with technical or professional skills, enable the delivery of a role / job”. http://www.dictionary.com takes another route and defines competence […]
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26 July 2017 | 7:18
Sandra Misic
Trends and perspectives for international project management – report from event in Germany
During its meeting in July, ExBo offered to pm-forum-augsburg to perform a “meet & greet”. Therefore, an event with a title: Trends and perspectives for international project management was organized on 21st July, at the Universität Augsburg. This event was opened by Prof. Helmut Klausing, President of the GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement e. V. […]
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07 July 2017 | 7:04
Reinhard Wagner
Shape your own life through experiencing projects
Literature is full of good advice “how to” manage projects. Projects are treated as subjects distinct to the person managing or participating in it. I would counterargue, we cannot really separate projects from our own life.
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05 July 2017 | 7:11
Sandra Misic
Project benefits vs project value
“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” Thomas Jefferson During my PhD research I faced with one of the tricky questions of the project management profession. Since my topic is related to infrastructure megaprojects I started to question the essence of the megaprojects existence. When I just entered […]
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28 June 2017 | 7:36
Helgi Thor Ingason
Impressions from the EURAM 2017 conference – project management in a general management context
The annual EURAM conference was held in Glasgow June 21-23 and a number of interesting presentations on project management were given. Best paper awards were sponsored jointly by IPMA and PMI. European Academy of Management (EURAM) is a learned society founded in 2001 with the aim of advancing the academic discipline of management in Europe. […]
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26 June 2017 | 7:43
Reinhard Wagner
The Lean Project Manager, or how to improve productivity
The concept of “Lean Management” was originally developed in the Automotive Industry, reducing waste in manufacturing processes. However, in recent years it became also popular in areas of non-repetitive processes, such as product development or administration. Laurent Kummer proposes in his new book “The Lean Project Manager” a complete guide to transform project managers through […]
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