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Project Management News From The Past Month September 2011

Hi Everybody:

Here is my selection of items on project management thathave appeared on the internet over the past month:

Simple Ways ToIdentify IT Project Problems

Ways to see that IT projects are going off track early: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/090711-project-management-simple-way-to-250558.html?hpg1=bn

 

Project Managers andSystems Engineers Align

New collaboration between PMI and INCOSE announced: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/pmi-and-incose-align-to-help-organizations-improve-program-success-2011-09-01

 

Project Management inNigeria

Politics and project management: http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Home/5739636-146/story.csp

 

Lawyers See Value ofProject Management

Focus on process driven by economic downturn: http://www.lawtimesnews.com/201108158609/Headline-News/Project-management-key-to-survival

 

Australian GovernmentAgencies Score Poorly ON ICT Projects

Audit finds maturity level low: http://www.crn.com.au/News/267330,govt-agencies-score-poorly-on-ict-project-maturity.aspx

 

New Plant ProjectManagement

Construction of new process facilities: http://www.automationworld.com/feature-9295

 

Scottish Tram ProjectDisputes Continue

Conflict over project control and direction: http://www.scotsman.com/news/City-willing-to-hand-more.6830979.jpand now a private company is being brought in to run the project: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/transport-environment/private-firm-to-run-trams-project-1.1118566

 

Selling ProjectManagement

Getting software customers to invest in project management: http://www.management-issues.com/2011/8/18/opinion/selling-project-management.asp

 

The ProjectManagement Conundrum

Tennis Australia CIO discusses project management: http://www.cio.com.au/blog/australian-open-countdown/2011/09/09/project-management-conundrum/#closeme

 

Overlooked ProjectManagement Steps

Making projects on time and in good shape: http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/itdownloads/overlooked-project-management-steps-can-save-your-initiative/?cs=48528

 

And finally…

The Lazy ProjectManager: http://www.cio.com.au/article/399763/_lazy_project_manager_what_productive_laziness_/

 

Peter

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