Tag: Holistic Project Management
The Frankenstein Project: Why Perfect Plans Create Imperfect Results
“Dr. Frankenstein was a brilliant scientist and a terrible integrator.” My mentor’s comparison stung because it was accurate. I had spent three months creating what I thought was the perfect project plan for a $5M enterprise system integration. Every workstream had detailed requirements, clear owners, and precise timelines. The Gantt chart was a work of…
Project Integration Management – The Symphony of Success: Bringing All Project Pieces Together
Introduction: Setting the Stage for Success Project Integration Management is the art of bringing together all the disparate elements of a project—scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, and communications—into a cohesive, well-orchestrated whole. Like a conductor guiding an orchestra, a project manager must ensure that each component plays its part at the right time, in harmony…
