Archive for September, 2008
The Gartner Symposium
For IT Management, the Gartner Symposium is a big deal. This years focus will be no exception. In fact, because of current national events, it may be a bigger deal than years past. To highlight a few of the intended topics:
Cost Cutting, with about 16 topics for a “lean” IT organization
Process Improvements and Productivity
Economic downturns [...]
Reality Check: Organizational Capacity
For organizations that have already developed and roll out an enterprise project management methodology, the next item to tackle may be the organizational portfolio. It is very common to have projects neatly organized and the visibility and focus on project success based upon on-time, on budget and schedule metrics.
Following an integrated process where the strategy and budget precede the lifecycle of project work, organizations and managers find solace in the operating model. What is slowly realized is, that while everything is flowing smoothly, there are recognizable gaps at a much higher level. Lower level impacts are usually hidden by managers who are simply surviving, using whatever archaic method to maintain independence and freedom from corporate intervention. What is this gap? Where are my people, who are my people and why can’t I deliver on my corporate strategies?
Beat The Odds On Your Way To Project Success
What makes a project successful?
One of my research interests is why projects fail, and occasionally I find myself standing in front of groups of people explaining what makes a promising project fall short. It’s a pretty gloomy topic, so after thoroughly depressing everyone by covering the statistics (71% of projects fail each year! But [...]
