According to the widely quoted “Chaos Chronicles,” a staggering 66% of IT projects prove unsuccessful in some measure, whether they fail completely, exceed their allotted budget, aren’t completed ...

Project managers' tendency to focus on risks that are familiar, measurable, and controllable leaves projects vulnerable to risks. OVERVIEW: New product development projects are highly risky technical ...

Your project is on schedule, until legal reviews take way longer than anticipated. You find out—too late—this exact situation happened with another a project a few years ago. Sound familiar?

DELAYS in cataract surgeries under the China–Bahamas Brightness Action Initiative have frustrated patients and drawn opposition criticism, as health officials blamed uncontrolled chronic illnesses ...

After HealthCare.gov failed to work as advertised at launch, government officials pointed the finger at contractors, and at the lack of a unified management structure to oversee the development of the ...

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Facepalm: We're told that it's vital any firm in the tech industry, and plenty of those that aren't, embrace AI, lest they be left behind and potentially go out of business. Yet according to a new ...

Fast-paced markets, shrinking budgets, and increasing shareholder scrutiny are just a few of the factors piling pressure onto today’s project managers. Projects are also becoming more complex, thanks ...

This represents a waterfall type of approach to project planning, where one phase flows into the other. It works well for certain industries such as construction and manufacturing, but it is less ...