Reflections on the Current State of IT Project Management

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
José López Soriano
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
It Project Management ◽  
Current State ◽  
It Project

Excellence in IT Project Management

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 71-84
Author(s):  
Michael Elliott ◽  
Ray Dawson
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Career Paths ◽  
Step Change ◽  
It Project Management ◽  
Technology Learning ◽  
Agile Methodology ◽  
Current Thinking ◽  
It Project ◽  
Personal Skills ◽  
Silver Bullet

With almost thirty years since the start of our quest to find Fred Brooks' magical “Silver Bullet” to slay our productivity horrors, and twenty years since the first Standish report on IT project success and failures, are we getting closer? This paper discusses and challenges current thinking on process improvement initiates to provide answers of how we can significantly improve IT project productivity and consider that to achieve a step change in improvement requires a different approach. Recent Standish research has highlighted the Agile Methodology as being particularly successful for the smaller IT project. However, what specifically is creating this improvement? Is it the process itself or is there something that the process enables? The hypothesis presented is that in order to create the step change improvement in IT project management delivery, we need to significantly improve the inter-personal skills of the whole IT project management team. The revolution for improved productivity will stem from challenging the typical career paths of technology learning to provide a much greater focus on the softer skills.

Global IT Project Management: An Agile Planning Assistance

2020 ◽  
pp. 575-582
Author(s):  
Mohammed Ghaouth Belkasmi ◽  
Zineb Bougroun ◽  
Ilhame El Farissi ◽  
Mohamed Emharraf ◽  
Saida Belouali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
It Project Management ◽  
It Project

IS/IT Project Management

2014 ◽  
pp. 61-1-61-16
Author(s):  
Laurie Kirsch ◽  
Sandra Slaughter
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
It Project Management ◽  
It Project

scholarly journals Financial logistics innovations in IT Project Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 193 ◽  
pp. 05062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Ilin ◽  
Olga Kalinina ◽  
Sergei Barykin
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Cognitive System ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
It Project Management ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Scientific Rationality ◽  
It Project ◽  
New Type

The article covers the Financial Logistics methodology implementation to management of complex IT projects. The Methodological logistics unit is a new field of research in the field of a new type of scientific rationality based on the humanistic dimension in the globalization era. The article describes the approach to the scientific development of the cognitive system of a society based on the individualization of demand and consumption in the conditions of the online economy

Critical Behavioral Competencies for IT Project Managers

2012 ◽  
pp. 165-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hazel Taylor ◽  
Jill Palzkill Woelfer
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
It Project Management ◽  
Management Competencies ◽  
Training Interventions ◽  
It Project ◽  
Key Competencies ◽  
And Training ◽  
Critical Situations ◽  
Behavioral Competencies

What behavioral competencies do experienced IT project managers apply when facing critical situations in their projects, and how have they developed those competencies? In this paper, the authors answer these questions. The authors interviewed 23 experienced IT project managers from 11 organizations, focusing on critical situations that they now managed differently from their earlier, novice, practices, and on how they had learned to develop these different approaches. The authors discuss a variety of management development and training interventions. They use a thematic analysis to identify the key competencies being applied and learning methods experienced by this set of managers. Results suggest that IT project managers are drawing on a different set of competencies from those required for project management in other industries. Additionally, this paper reveals the importance of informal learning channels, often involving project experiences, for the development of IT project management competencies.

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