June 2010

Why Projects Fail

Why do projects fail, and is the failure rate as bad as you suspect? The Standish Group carried out a study back in 1995 with IT industry executives, across different sectors and company sizes, to gain insight into the success …

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How to Prioritize (Project Prioritization)

All businesses have limited resources and must choose carefully which projects and initiatives to pursue in order to deliver the maximum return to shareholders. There is another name for carefully choosing what to do: prioritization. All businesses need to prioritize …

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Management vs. Leadership

You will often hear the words leadership and management used interchangeably, however, leadership and management actually refer to separate concepts. The reason for this confusion is because leaders often need to have management skills, and managers often need to have …

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Stakeholder Analysis Template

A stakeholder is simply anyone with an interest in your project or program. Stakeholder management is one of the most important aspects of program or project management. Get it right, and you are a long way towards having your project …

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