The Six-Phase Comprehensive Project Life Cycle Model Including the Project Incubation/Feasibility Phase and the Post-Project Evaluation Phase By Russell D. Archibald, Ivano Di Filippo & Daniele Di Filippo
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Abstract A holistic systems perspective of projects and programs is required today to achieve the full benefits of systems thinking4 in project management. To achieve this perspective, the need to establish a Comprehensive Project Life Cycle definition and to promote its application on all important projects is first presented.
THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT, WE GOTTA WEAR SHADES Excerpted from Positive Leadership in Project Management: A Practical Guide to Enhancing Individual, Team, and Organizational Performance, by Frank P. Saladis, PMP
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Publisher’s Note: The original idea for the newly released book, Positive Leadership in Project Management, came from articles that the author wrote for allPM.com when he was Co-Publisher with me. We are delighted to share the news with you that this exciting, comprehensive book was just published by IIL Publishing, and we are excerpting one of the chapters for this newsletter. See, if you write articles for allPM.com, you too may one day be inspired to write a book, and IIL Publishing may publish it!
CLEAN UP...SPRING IS HERE - By Charanya Girish, PMP
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Each year as the sun shines longer and longer each day the weather begins to warm up. Flora and fauna peek through the ground, feathery creatures chirp away happily while furry ones make their presence felt. Like the Earth, which cleanses itself of the winter woes, people begin to get rid of what was left behind from the long cold months. How did this custom begin?
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GRATEFUL LEADER PROFILE - XAVIER JOLY, Global Director, People Development, Volvo Powertrain Excerpted from: Grateful Leadership: Using the Power of Acknowledgment to Engage All Your People and Achieve Superior Results by Judith W. Umlas
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I had the honor of working with Xavier Joly and about 40 members of his leadership team at Volvo over the past few years. He most definitely fulfills my definition of a Grateful Leader, as one who sees, recognizes, and expresses appreciation for their employees’, customers’, and other stakeholders’ contributions and for their passionate engagement, on an ongoing basis. Once these leaders allow themselves to feel and express their gratitude, the next step is to take action to acknowledge, support and engage their people profoundly so that these outcomes can be achieved. These leaders really want to know their employees and other stakeholders as people. Xavier models Grateful Leadership on a daily basis and I am proud to know him.
How to face a project crisis and restore a reputation, by Jean-Roch Houllier, PLM, PMP, IPMA, MGP, SSCBB, FFP & Mounir Soudani, PMP, SSCGB
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Introduction
Most project managers have at some time faced a crisis in the various projects, programs or portfolios that they manage. Hence, such “work life events” are extremely significant, putting you and your team in difficult and stressful situations.
HOW THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS CAN LEAD TO PROJECT FAILURE - GREED By Harold Kerzner, Ph.D. Senior Executive Director for Project Management International Institute for Learning
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Publishers Note: Dr. Harold Kerzner’s article How the Seven Deadly Sins Can Lead to Project Failure is a seven part article series. This month’s segment addresses the role that Greed, Sin #4 plays in project failure! Next month this series will feature the role Sloth plays in project management, so stay tuned…and at the end of the series, if you can name other sins that you feel should be added, and our editorial team and Dr. Kerzner agree, you will win one of Dr. Kerzner’s excellent books from the IIL Bookstore!
GRATEFUL LEADER PROFILE - MARK ADDICKS, Chief Marketing Officer, General Mills Excerpted from: Grateful Leadership: Using the Power of Acknowledgment to Engage All Your People and Achieve Superior Results by Judith W. Umlas
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It was my honor and privilege to interview Mark Addicks as a Grateful Leader for my book. What he says below truly sums up my view on the importance of this leadership model: “For me, Grateful Leadership is not an ‘end state’; it’s more of a commitment to a state of being. Grateful Leaders strive to find the best in others (and in themselves), recognize the role and contributions of every individual around them, and acknowledge that Grateful Leadership itself is a constant journey…”
How the Seven Deadly Sins Can Lead to Project Failure – Part 3 - PRIDE by Harold Kerzner, Ph.D. Senior Executive Director for Project Management International Institute for Learning
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The Seven Deadly Sins affect all of us sooner or later, even though we refuse to admit it. Some of us may be impacted by just one or two of the sins, whereas others may succumb to all seven. What is unfortunate is that the greatest damage can occur on projects when the sins influence the way that senior levels of management must interface with projects, whether as a project sponsor or as a member of a governance group. Bad decisions at the top, especially if based upon emotions rather than practicality, can place the project on a destructive path even before the day the project is kicked off.
Interview with Dr. Ed Hoffman Chief Knowledge Officer at NASA, by George Bridges, PMP
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George: Welcome to IIL’s aLLPM.com’s podcast interview.
My name is George Bridges, and I am the allPM Project Management Roving Reporter. We have are very excited about having the opportunity to interview you today. Please sit back, relax, grab a cup of coffee or your favorite beverage, and enjoy the podcast interview.
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What’s Beyond Management, Execution and Control? The Soft Side Benefits of Project Plans by Beth Hand
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Within the aerospace industry, spectacular technological and design feats are par for the course. But the hardest work of all is almost never on the “hard-side” skills and abilities: It is nearly always on the soft side--leading, managing and working with the people who turn these dreams into reality. When individual or team interpersonal conflicts arise, progress bogs down. When the conflict is between internal divisions or with external stakeholders, progress can grind to a halt. This is where we can find a surprising additional benefit to everyday tools like project plans.
Changes in PMBOK® 5th Edition, by Seamus Collins, Managing Director of Velopi
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Publisher’s Note – We know many of you have barely had the chance to crack the covers of the PMBOK® Guide, 5th Edition, which is why we are pleased to include this article, provided by seasoned PM professional Seamus Collins, who has outlined the changes he observed between the Fourth and Fifth Editions. We also love including articles from people around the globe, and Seamus is based in Cork, Ireland. Let’s hear from more of you from other parts of the world, with your contributions to our web portal!
Read more: Changes in PMBOK® 5th Edition, by Seamus Collins, Managing Director of Velopi
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- Applying the DMAIC Steps to Process Improvement Projects: Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control is the "roadmap" to improving processes, by Harry Rever, Director of Six Sigma, International Institute for Learning
- How the Seven Deadly Sins Can Lead to Project Failure - Part 2 - ANGER (OR WRATH) by Harold Kerzner, Ph.D., Senior Executive Director for Project Management, International Institute for Learning
- GRATEFUL LEADER PROFILE - CAPTAIN DANIEL E. SOSNOWIK, NYPD, Excerpted from: Grateful Leadership: Using the Power of Acknowledgment to Engage All Your People and Achieve Superior Results, by Judith W. Umlas
- Lesson Learned - 'Have they never heard of Port Arthur?'* by Stephen Jenner, MSt, MBA, BA, FAPM, FCMA, CGMA
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