Here are just a few of the many helpful insights awaiting your discovery within The Frontiers of Project Management Research: - To know the field, read Project Management literature past and present. Over 3500 project management research articles have been published since 1960--the 1990s produced the largest volume, and certainly the most current information.- Recognize the importance of measuring project success. Many factors contribute to it, but identifying and measuring the key ones for each project remains a critical, ...
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Here are just a few of the many helpful insights awaiting your discovery within The Frontiers of Project Management Research: - To know the field, read Project Management literature past and present. Over 3500 project management research articles have been published since 1960--the 1990s produced the largest volume, and certainly the most current information.- Recognize the importance of measuring project success. Many factors contribute to it, but identifying and measuring the key ones for each project remains a critical, and sometimes elusive, achievement.- Think project management is challenging now--wait 'til tomorrow. Project management challenges are likely to increase in the future as projects, project environments, technology, and people relationships grow in complexity.- Tailor your communications to key stakeholders' levels of interest and power. Devote considerable time and attention to a project's key players. Specifically define, demonstrate, and communicate the benefits from investments in project management to senior managers and others.- Take the time to develop trusting relationships. Research confirms it--trust leads to better client relationships, accelerated time to market, and lower project costs.- Planning is our most important process. Among all the research articles published in project management over the past 40 years, planning led over leading, controlling, executing, and improving.
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