Computational Modeling of Project Organizations Under Stress

Can we design organizations the way we design products? Can we change their designs to make them more efficient/effective? These are questions my research partner and I endeavored to answer last year using Stanford’s Virtual Design Team software. Watch for our article in the March 2007 Project Management Journal. (more…)

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jdillard at 10 Jan 2007 under Implementing project management
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Embracing Failure

elephant dungI believe we need to rethink our views about failure. Truly, the only failure is if we fail to learn from each and every project, regardless of the outcome. (more…)

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englundr at 4 Jan 2007 under Leadership, Team-building, Conflict & issue management, Communications, Implementing project management
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The Bad PM Olympics

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Recently I realized that I have become a little cynical about project management. Maybe I’m just negative, and most projects really are smoothly running systems, with disaster showing it’s ugly face only very ocassionally. Perhaps my attitude is a consequence of my consulting in the area of product development project management (my dad says no one would need me if everything was working great), but my own experience seems to be the stuff of the “Bad Project Management Olympics.” (more…)

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kwiefling at 2 Jan 2007 under Leadership, Risk Management, Implementing project management
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