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Emerging trends - a practitioner ’ s observations

Emerging Global Trends in Project Management Mal Smith PMP Project Management Institute, Canberra Chapter. Emerging trends - a practitioner ’ s observations. Project manager qualifications and soft skills Definition and quantifying of ‘ Business Value ’ and ‘ Benefits Realisation ’

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Emerging trends - a practitioner ’ s observations

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  1. Emerging Global Trends in Project ManagementMal Smith PMPProject Management Institute, Canberra Chapter

  2. Emerging trends - a practitioner’s observations • Project manager qualifications and soft skills • Definition and quantifying of ‘Business Value’ and ‘Benefits Realisation’ • The value of a PMO to deliver an organisation’s change program and grow organisational project management maturity • The growth and acceptance of Agile • The way we do business – leveraging technology

  3. Project Manager Qualifications and Soft Skills • Traditionally, the PM role was less defined – almost an afterthought • Now, a greater emphasis on specific PM qualifications • Greater focus on project manager soft skills: • Stakeholder and Communication Management Skills • Emotional Intelligence • TRANSITIONAL vs TRANSACTIONAL Project Management

  4. Business Value and Benefits Realisation • Both Government and private sector executives now require business cases / concept briefs which quantify: • The value of proceeding with the project, and • The benefits realisation, and success criteria.

  5. The Value of a Project Management Office (PMO) The Project / Program Management Office has taken on a far more defined role: • Program and Portfolio Management • Corporate Governance • Owner and developer of PM policies and procedures • Key player in organisational change • Responsible for the organisation’s PM methodology and maturity

  6. The Growth of AGILE • Agile has developed into a mainstream PM framework • Its use has expanded from software development projects to much wider applications • It is now in use in both private sector and government • Formal training in Agile is now available • PMI have now implemented the PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Professional) qualification

  7. Technology – The way we do things • Project documentation – Soft copies, in a central repository, accessible to appropriate team members • Collaboration – As above for documentation, but for meetings and communication also (video conferencing, document sharing) • On-line communities of practice – access to resources, white papers, forums • On-line training and webinars

  8. Like so many professions, the only constant into the future will be change Thank you.

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