Comments on: Why Projects Fail

By: Dave Rochford

Dave Rochford — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:05:05 +0000

Im very interested in this topic and run workshops for APM and PMI on taking costs out of projects. Related articles can be found in PM Today or on my website http://www.implemntingcrm.com. I totally agree with the article. I would add that lack of defined scope and clearly defined and prioritised requirements, poor change control, and lack of baselined and measurable business cases are additional factors

By: What Can Project Managers Learn from the Movies? - PM Hut

What Can Project Managers Learn from the Movies? - PM Hut — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:54:29 +0000

[...] If you are reading this entry, chances are you are a project manager, a project team member, or someone who is interested in how projects are executed and how PMOs are implemented and maintained. If that is the case, I am certain that you are probably tired of reading the same old lists of “What Contributes to Project Success?” or “Why Projects Fail.” [...]

By: Scheduling, Precedence Diagramming and the Critical Path - PM Hut

Scheduling, Precedence Diagramming and the Critical Path - PM Hut — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:42:11 +0000

[...] what we need to do, who needs to do it, and in what order. One of the big reasons that some projects fail is that the list of activities to be undertaken is incomplete or isn’t collated into a [...]