Project managers often face conflict. Resolving conflict in business requires negotiation. Project charters provide the foundation for project negotiations.
Learn how to use project charters effectively as a negotiating tool.
Have you ever thought about becoming an independent consultant? This article gives you practical advice on how to get started, what it might cost, and how to find your target market.
Written for a panel discussion at the PMI Asia Pacific Congress in Sydney Australia in March 2008. Panelists included Jerry Ball, Frank Parth, Jennifer (Tharp) Russell, and Frank Walker. Alex Brown served as panel moderator. The paper was written by Jennifer (Tharp) Russell and Alex Brown.
Alex Brown’s views about the best way to study for and pass the PMP (Project Management Professional) exam. NOT an objective review, just Alex’s personal, biased opinion, and his own experience.
I gave a presentation about the deceptive statistics about project failure rates so often quoted in the press and by project management experts. If you are wondering why people say that “84% of projects fail”, this presentation gives you the answers. The PowerPoint is available, and the full audio and slides from three performances of [...]
“Strategic Project Management” was presented to a packed lecture hall on October 24, 2006 at the PMI North America Congress. The presentation was selected as one of the top presentations of the Congress, and an encore presentation was made the following day.
Many at the Congress were unable to get into the room and hear the [...]
Strategic Project Management
Alex S. Brown, PMP
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSIG USA)
Session ADV09
Presented October 24, 2006
Introducing Alex S. Brown
Manager Strategic Planning Office MSIG
Experienced Presenter
PMI NJ Events
Past Congresses and Symposium
“Strategic Project Management”
What is a Project Nightmare?
Over budget?
Late delivery?
Poor quality?
Even worse: on-time, on-budget, great quality, but delivering something your organization does not need
Case Study
Mitsui Sumitomo [...]
The PowerPoint and video are now on-line for the December 4th web seminar. Two more performances are scheduled through the Troubled Projects SIG in January.
Much thanks to everyone who participated in the survey.
I will be presenting ‘What is “Failure” Anyway?’ on a web seminar from 12 pm to 1 pm ET on Tuesday 4 December. It is run by the PMI Troubled Projects SIG, it is sponsored by my company Real-Life Projects and is free to attend. It will cover the key reasons why your projects should [...]
The ESC Lille survey will close on December 15. If you have not yet completed it, please go to http://www.executive-pm.com/ right now. It takes between 30 and 60 minutes, and can be done by anyone who has served in the role of a project manager.
I believe this research is important for the practice of project [...]