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Abstract:
A project's success is determined by the diverse stakeholder expectations. If some see return on investment as their primary
stake, others may focus on profitability—meaning that stakeholder communication tools are only as good as their adaptability
to stakeholder dynamics. (...)
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managing a project:
... relationships. There are three steps to managing project stakeholders
effectively: ... Downward managing involves managing the project
team. Outward ...
Published:
2006-12-05
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Abstract:
IT initiatives driven within silos, where each department maintain its own project management office, inhibits the overall
cohesiveness and effectiveness of corporate strategy. This document outlines best practices to centralize and deliver a scalable
and robust project management framework strategy. (...)
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managing a project:
... practices report is a compilation of summary data and conclusions from a one-year project
that looked at the key success factors for managing projects within ...
Published:
2005-09-21
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Abstract:
A project's success is determined by the diverse stakeholder expectations. If some see return on investment as their primary
stake, others may focus on profitability—meaning that stakeholder communication tools are only as good as their adaptability
to stakeholder dynamics. (...)
Excerpt related to
managing a project:
... relationships. There are three steps to managing project stakeholders
effectively: ... Downward managing involves managing the project
team. Outward ...
Published:
2006-12-05
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Excerpt related to
managing a project:
... and stakeholders 7. mapping current processes and validating their findings 8. development of process
models and managing project documentation 9. kickoff ...
Published:
2008-04-14
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Abstract:
Caught between big-vendor ERP offerings requiring heavy customization, and off-the-shelf project management solutions that
are easily outgrown, project-oriented organizations have special accounting needs. Find out more about those needs, along
with recommendations for what solutions you should be taking (...)
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managing a project:
Caught between big-vendor ERP offerings requiring heavy customization, and off-the-shelf project management solutions that
are easily outgrown, pr...
Published:
2008-09-24
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Abstract:
Project portfolio management (PPM), once a solution only larger organizations could afford, enables companies to analyze,
recommend, authorize, activate, expedite, and monitor projects. In recent years, however, small to medium businesses have
been able to benefit from PPM too, through software-as-a-serv (...)
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managing a project:
Project portfolio management (PPM), once a solution only larger organizations could afford, enables companies to analyze,
recommend, authorize, ac...
Published:
2008-10-29
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Abstract:
In the post Y2K era, many companies have turned to the CFO to oversee the IT function with the CIO or head of IT reporting
to the CFO. IT may look organizationally like accounting, but the issues a CFO will face in managing IT will be complex and
involve an organizational approach that is focused on the (...)
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managing a project:
... D and IT have similar methodologies and share the same project prioritization issues
... Bill co-wrote a monthly column "Managing Software" for Food Engineering (www
...
Published:
2003-12-25
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Abstract:
Poor measurement methods can take off millions or more from bottom lines, and contribute at least in part to project failures,
corporate inefficiencies and poor technology selections. Industry wide, they have contributed to tens of billions of dollars
of unnecessary costs. How do you avoid these expensiv (...)
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managing a project:
Managing Risks, Managing Measures: Decision Support Methodologies in Business Part 1 ...
measurement methods contribute at least in part to project failures and ...
Published:
2002-02-28
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Abstract:
As business performance management (BPM) has expanded into virtually all areas of business, project managers have been broadening
their soft management skills. Learn what project managers can borrow from BPM to streamline service delivery, optimize operations,
and improve customer satisfaction. (...)
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managing a project:
... used as a trend, taking into account other information, mixing project data with more
of the soft factors that go into managing stakeholders within a project. ...
Published:
2007-09-05
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Abstract:
The nature of a sales and operations planning (S&OP) game plan depends on several factors, such as the need to anticipate
demand, the item's primary source of supply, and the production strategy for manufactured items. Consideration of these factors
can be illustrated with several common scenarios. (...)
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managing a project:
The nature of a sales and operations planning (S&OP) game plan depends on several factors, such as the need to anticipate
demand, the item's prima...
Published:
2004-03-25
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Abstract:
Although most vendors provide organizations with the project portfolio management tools to meet their objectives, few provide
strategies to implement an IT governance framework successfully. Pacific Edge offers a three-stage approach to implementing
IT governance, based on an organization's maturity. (...)
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managing a project:
Although most vendors provide organizations with the project portfolio management tools to meet their objectives, few provide
strategies to implem...
Published:
2006-06-20
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Abstract:
Resource allocation and phase-based processes are key features to consider when selecting a project portfolio management
solution for new product development (NPD) projects. More importantly, NPD projects demand a best practices framework, like
Stage-Gate®, for their success. (...)
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managing a project:
Resource allocation and phase-based processes are key features to consider when selecting a project portfolio management solution
for new product ...
Published:
2006-01-06
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Abstract:
In the post Y2K era, many companies have turned to the CFO to oversee the IT function with the CIO or head of IT reporting
to the CFO. IT may look organizationally like accounting, but the issues a CFO will face in managing IT will be complex and
involve an organizational approach that is focused on the (...)
Excerpt related to
managing a project:
... D and IT have similar methodologies and share the same project prioritization issues
... Bill co-wrote a monthly column "Managing Software" for Food Engineering (www
...
Published:
2003-12-25
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Abstract:
Project Sponsor.com conducted a three-year research program on project governance. The findings turned up some surprising
facts on how project governance is approached and applied in businesses today, and shed some light on what is required for
project governance to be effective. (...)
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managing a project:
... executives direct, enable, lead, and control a project to achieve specified business
outcomes, benefits, and value, without actually managing the project. ...
Published:
2007-12-10
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Abstract:
Understanding the nature and specifics of your product development life cycles, and especially new product design and initiation,
can help you realize tangible cost savings and will offset the total cost of ownership of a product lifecycle management system. (...)
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managing a project:
... that can be achieved by properly and efficiently managing the product ...
gain from PLM initiatives focused on collaborative design, project management, portfolio ...
Published:
2005-09-28
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Excerpt related to
managing a project:
... In conclusion, traditional BPM and PPM systems each only partially address the requirement of managing
project-based processes. ...
Published:
2010-06-10
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managing a project:
... including defining the scope of all deliverables, negotiating budgets and schedules, and managing
resources to manage and complete a technical project. ...
Published:
2008-02-13
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Abstract:
Deltek has focused on addressing the unique business needs of project-oriented organizations. Its product line has expanded
from applications for managing the core back-office processes to the front-office and e-business of professional services
and other project-based companies, of which many provide pr (...)
Excerpt related to
managing a project:
Deltek has focused on addressing the unique business needs of project-oriented organizations. Its product line has expanded
from applications for ...
Published:
2004-01-10
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managing a project:
... to engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturers creating unique custom-made products and usually managing
those customer orders as projects, project-driven activities ...
Published:
2009-05-26
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managing a project:
... Actually, managing a complicated product structure is one of the major reasons why people
started to adopt product data management (PDM) systems—the ...
Published:
2009-10-02