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Definition of Project Management

Give Me a Few Minutes and I’ll Make You a Better Project Manager

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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The Balcony and the Dance Floor

When I search for project management training on Google I find lots of courses on the topic. The vast majority refer to PRINCE2 and PMP courses. A few even mention agile project management.

What’s more, most emphasise project management accreditation and project management tasks: project planning, risk management, reporting progress, controlling change, managing and escalating issues and suchlike.

While I’d argue that these skills are important, I’d also say that they don’t guarantee success.

Why?
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Filed Under: What Leaders Need to Do Tagged With: Definition of Project Management, Difference Between Management and Leadership, Leadership, Management, Management and Leadership, Project Failure, Project Leader, Project Management, Project Manager, Project Performance, Ronald Heifetz, The Balcony and the Dance Floor

Three Steps to Project Success

by Vicky Webster and Martin Webster (Eds.) 

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Three Steps to Project Management Success
Martin Webster MBCS CITP is Head of Oracle Applications at Arriva plc and his job is to solve problems and find solutions that enable beneficial business-led change. Project management is a core competence in directing and managing change.

Let’s begin with a concise definition of project management taken directly from Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2, 5th Edition.
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Filed Under: What Leaders Need to Do Tagged With: Definition of Project Management, Leadership Qualities, Management Definitions, Martin Webster, Project Management, Project Manager, Project Manager Skills, Successful Projects

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