Tag: Project management

  • What program managers can learn from NASA

    What program managers can learn from NASA

    When people think of NASA, they tend to think of the moon landings and the enormous benefits mankind has received from the side effects of the space But there is another great benefit of NASA that you might not be aware of: better program and project management.

  • Introducing creativity to achieve better project outcomes

    Introducing creativity to achieve better project outcomes

    Whereas project teams and project methodology are understood and there is broad agreement on their usefulness in implementation, there is still no agreement on how to spur and nurture creativity in a business environment. So with little research and no agreement, how can we as program and project managers encourage project creativity for better project…

  • An interview with Mark McGowan, WA Premier, on the importance of Project Management

    An interview with Mark McGowan, WA Premier, on the importance of Project Management

      What is your understanding of the term “project management”? As Premier, I recognise the importance of best practise procurement as part of good project management, and as such I am focused on achieving value for money for the taxpayer as part of any project and ensuring we create local jobs and use local content…

  • Innovation in project management: Can it be done?

    Innovation in project management: Can it be done?

    Successful businesses today focus time and energy on innovation, on pushing employees to try new and different ways of working. That got me thinking — how can we innovate in project management? Innovating in IT hardware is relatively common: Look at the success of ARM or the general agreement that surrounds Moore’s Law. Even innovation in…