Project Management Strategies, Tactics, and Commentary

Project Management Fundamentals (1)
The following discussion about project management has been pulled together from various sources including books, courses, presentations, and my own experiences. This is by no means …
Some companies have built a reputation for being able to consistently manage projects effectively. However, there are even more organizations that have a spotty record at best. Typical signs of inadequate web project management processes include:
- Project management is reactive and not seen as providing value.
- The time required to manage projects proactively is not built into the workplan because it is considered overhead.
- Project teams achieve some level of success, but only through heavy stress and overtime work throughout the project.
- Projects are often completed late, go over budget, or do not meet the functionality requirements of the end users.
- Limited standard processes and techniques used inconsistently by project managers.
An appropriate level of project management discipline can overcome these shortcomings. Of course, having good project management skills does not mean that there won't be any problems. Rather, it just means that there are standard tools and techniques in place to help deal with all issues that arise.
Web project management is a science in that it relies on proven and repeatable processes and techniques to achieve success. However, it is also an art because it involves managing and connecting with people, and requires the project manager to apply intuitive skills in situations that are unique for each project.
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10 Steps to a Successful Project
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Where Should The Responsibility For Project Management Really Lie?
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No Such Thing as an IT Project
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The Problems Of Top-Down Leadership
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More Likely to Use Scrum
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From Developer to Project Manager
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PMP Certification
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Two Project Management Metaphors
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Tips for the New Manager
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7 Steps to Offshore Software Development Success
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Perceptions of IT
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The Art of Project Scheduling
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How to Write the Perfect Project Management Plan
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Project Management Jokes (They're Actually Funny)
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Project Management Career Paths
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Software Projects are Mostly the Same
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Project Management Politics
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What Drives Organizational Success?
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.NET Naming Conventions
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Moving Up the Corporate Ladder
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9 out of 10 Managers Waste Time
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Organization Success: It All Comes Down To Projects
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Foreign Outsourcing Companies Face Challenges
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Portfolios and Project Management Organizations (PMOs)
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Free Project Management Software
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Quoted By PM Network Magazine
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, A Great Presenter
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The Road To Organizational Change
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Jack Hidary, A Professional Presenter
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Project Politics
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Consensus vs. Compromise
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First To Go in a Recession? Project Management Jobs
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Feedback from Fellow Project Managers
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Five Decision Making Traps
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How Managers Cope With Information Overload
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Five Ways that Decisions are Made
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Project Management Fundamentals
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Projects Are Strategy
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The Seeds of Project Failure
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Successful IT Operations
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6 Leadership Styles
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The 5 Habits Of Highly Dysfunctional Companies
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First Days on the Job
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A Task is Either Done or Not Done
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Pull the Plug on Projects
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Project Manager Duties
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The Best Project Management Methodology
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Improving Project Management
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A Critical Look At Executive Decision Making
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Project Management Lessons from NASA
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3 Key Areas For Improving Your Team Skills
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Top Ten Things Ten Years of Professional Software Development Has Taught Me
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Surviving a Project Audit
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Strategy and Planning: Overcoming The Failures
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Is Project Management a Fad?
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When Projects and Organizations Collide
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Tools Aren't Process, But Process Is A Tool
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What I Learned At The Olympics About Managing
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A New Way of Thinking About Organizational Projects
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Alpha Project Managers
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Employee Motivation
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8 Reasons Why Power Sharing is Bad
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Software Testing
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Unpredictable Requirements
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Five Steps to SLA Success
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Project Management Best Practices
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CMM Value Diminished
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16 Project Manager Traits
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7 Steps to Failure with Your Next Software Project
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Agile Software
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Tactical, yes. Strategic, not so much.
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10 Styles of Innovation
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The Battle For Control of Project
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Book Review: Lessons in Project Management
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Project Teams
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Projects and Investments
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Project Management as a Microcosm
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Measuring Organizational Change