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Next-Generation PMs
- by Projects@Work  (October 19)
Is your organization redefining the project manager role to prepare for the future? Are you for your own professional development? A new Forrester Research report makes the case for doing so, and offers recommendations.[more]

Managing Global Project Teams
- by Aaron Nurick and Hans Thamhain  (June 3)
The challenges of managing culturally diverse and globally dispersed teams are examined in this field study of technology-intensive product developments. The findings provide insight into the business processes, organizational conditions and managerial leadership style most conducive to high project performance in these environments. The paper also suggests a framework for assessing leadership effectiveness, and recommendations for building high-performance multinational project teams.[more]

Top 10 IT Projects in 2009
(May 5)
Information security leads the list of planned IT projects in the next 12 months, according to a survey of CIOs.[more]

The PPM Buzz Remains
- by Kathleen Ryan O'Connor   (April 24)
Interest in project portfolio management tools (and PMOs) is holding steady, according to a review of inquiries at one top research firm.[more]

PMI Opens Request for Sponsored Research Proposals
(April 13)
PMI seeks proposals involving multi-disciplinary teams of scholars or teams consisting of academics and practitioners, who can potentially bring new ways of thinking and related bodies of literature to the field.[more]

Critical Skills for IT Success
(April 13)
Business and relationship management skills are critical for IT career advancement, regardless of economic climate, according to the Society for Information Management.[more]

GAO: NASA Needs PM Discipline
(March 11)
New report from Government Accountability Office identifies problems in five areas that can contribute to project cost and schedule issues.[more]

PMI to Fund Six Research Projects in 2009
(January 14)
Research projects include Governance and Communities of PMOs, Early Warning Signs in Complex Projects, and Best Industry Outcomes.[more]

The Estimating Challenge
(January 12)
Poor project estimation remains a major challenge for software organizations, and they’re shifting away from overtime as a remedy, according to a new Cutter Consortium survey.[more]

The Sorry State of Federal Program Management
(September 30)
Americans are unhappy with a lack of transparency and accountability on federal government programs, but federal managers say real improvement will require better standardized systems to collect and share data.[more]









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