Comments on: Trends in Project Management

By: Paul Naybour

Paul Naybour — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:26:52 +0000

In reply to Kay Johnson. I would argue that the evidence is beginning to show that we are getting better and better at delivering successful projects, time was when every project went wrong, not some do very well.

By: Kay Johnson

Kay Johnson — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 11:03:45 +0000

Even though project management is being seen more and more as a proper profession with a defined career path rather than just a job alongside your main job, there are still very many people who are these “accidental project managers”. They may have neither the aptitude nor the desire to be a project manager and, I believe that is contributing to the still too-high rates of project failure or just projects that are not done very well.

We all look at statistics for the notable project failures but never at those projects that are theoretically a successful completion but actually don’t meet the customers needs and are never used or end up with an ongoing raft of changes to try and get the product to do what it was supposed to n the first place.

If project managers were selected on experience and aptitude instead of being assigned the role by default maybe project success rates overall would improve

By: Dasha Golubeva

Dasha Golubeva — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:53:40 +0000

Hi Paul, it’s a very interesting and timely topic (lately, I saw quite a few threads on Quora where people were asking about the latest trends in PM space). The 1st described trend is especially interesting. I read that over 70% of employees can be called “accidental project managers” today. Even if their work isn’t a project per se, there are certain components that require the manager take on the role of a _project_ manager.

Also, I’d add the expansion of distributed teams to this list. It’s getting more and more common to work across several locations, and for the project manager, it implies some additional challenges to get such a team in sync.

By: Andy Singh

Andy Singh — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 04:21:34 +0000

Hi Guys,
Project Management is all about keeping the Stakeholders engaged in the delivery process and constantly massaging their egos whilst keeping an eye on Scope, Cost, Time, Risk, Profitability and Quality.
Yes, everyone in is a PM of their domain be it technical or otherwise. Today, it is a must that escalation channels are well defined for Vendors to get paid on time and to achieve that a lot of socializing is mandatory with the Customers and internally.
Team building exercises may be often seen as an expense but let us face it, we need it more than ever given the confidence shattering environment of Global recession. cost cutting and off-shoring.
Best regards,
Andy Singh
MSP, PMP and ITIL certified

By: Darton Group :: Trends to follow in Project Management

Darton Group :: Trends to follow in Project Management — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:35:35 +0000

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