Back in 2012/13 when I began research for my PhD I had the opportunity to spend time with a number of major resources project personnel, where I interviewed them as part of my research data collection on the good and bad of using virtual teams to deliver their projects. Within... read more →
Dec
04
Apr
24
This is the third podcast interview associated with the excellent book 'Integrating Program Management and System Engineering: Methods, Tools and Organizational Systems for Improving Performance' from the Project Management Institute (PMI) and International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) and published by Wiley. In this interview, which is part 2 of... read more →
Nov
14
This is the second podcast interview associated with the excellent book 'Integrating Program Management and System Engineering: Methods, Tools and Organizational Systems for Improving Performance' from the Project Management Institute (PMI) and International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) and published by Wiley. In this interview, which is part 1 of... read more →
Oct
17
This podcast is a special interview with Stephen Townsend, Director of Network Programs at the Project Management Institute (PMI). In the interview we discussed the recently published book 'Integrating Program Management and Systems Engineering: Methods, Tools and Organizational Systems for Improving Performance'. The book is a joint effort between PMI... read more →
Sep
26
In this installment of the short series looking at the different complexity influences on and from project virtual teams. Here I am considering method and scope complexity and uncertainty, how these factors impact complex projects and how project virtual teams both contribute to the overall complexity and compound the challenges.... read more →
Aug
22
This post is a continuation in the series on different forms of complexity in a project environment, we have covered structural complexity and social complexity in earlier articles and now, in this article, we are exploring goal complexity and its influence on project delivery. Goal complexity contributes substantially to the... read more →
Aug
08
This post follows on from an earlier one on structural complexity in project virtual teams and forms part of a short series on the subject. In the world of complex projects and complex working environment the impact of social complexity is one that needs to be carefully considered and incorporated... read more →
Jul
24
I am absolutely delighted to let you know that Ulfire will be starting to deliver the Responding to Organisational Complexity course developed by the International Centre for Complex Project Management (ICCPM) in Perth from November this year. The course comprises three modules: Module one is a three day exploration of... read more →
Jun
06
In the area of complex projects, which are generally considered to have some or all of the characteristics of structural complexity, social complexity or uncertainty complexity. Each of these three characteristics have a different impact and drive the complexity in a different way. The more of any of these characteristics... read more →
Apr
25
So a few weeks ago I had the opportunity to catch up with Deb Hein, the CEO of the International Centre for Complex Project Management. I sat with Deb for an interview on ICCPM as an organisation, how she sees the world of complex project management and dealing with organisational... read more →