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The Evolution of Project Management

The IIL Blog

Private Sector Project Manager Selection The birth of modern-day project management is most frequently attributed to the engineering community, mainly aerospace and defense. Unfortunately, the same PMs often were quite poor at writing reports. The assignment as a government project monitor was seen as an add-on to one’s normal job.

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The Economics of Project Management Certification

The IIL Blog

defense and aerospace initiatives in the 1950s sparked the development of foundational tools such as PERT and the Critical Path Method ( CPM ). The United Kingdoms Central Computer and Technology Agency developed project management ( PRINCE2 ) and technology services standards (ITIL) in 1989, with certification exams starting in 1996.

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5 Steps to Create Technical Documentation That’s (Actually) Helpful

Planio

Technical documentation can quickly go from “here’s how to use this if you’re unfamiliar and have limited experience” to “here’s an unedited transcript of everything our developer told us about this obscure application of our API.” Once you’ve put your team together, writing technical documents comes down to a few simple steps.

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R&D Tax Credit: How to Maximize & Claim Your Credits 

Teamweek

To help businesses, governments offer research and development tax credits special deductions for research and innovation to offset income tax liabilities. The alternative simplified credit (ASC) rate was increased to 20% for qualified research and development activities. Innovation is key to maintaining a top market position.

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Elevate your Project Management with SPICE

MPUG

SPICE (Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination) is a development framework that provides a structured approach for organizations to assess and improve their software development processes. With proper implementation, SPICE not only identifies weaknesses but maximizes strengths and development potential.

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT BENCHMARKING, an excellence enabling instrument

International Institute for Learning

This knowledge must include an understanding of the current strengths and especially weaknesses needing improvement. As an example, the aerospace division of a Fortune 500 company benchmarked against their competitors. This time, the results showed that they were poor in project management.

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Complete Collection of Project Management Statistics 2015

Wrike

Keys to Project Success: 48% say the team’s technical skills. 26% say effective team communication. Lean & Test Driven Development (TDD) – 11%. Feature Development Driven – 9%. Dynamic Systems Development Method – 3%. Aerospace/. Government – Federal. Government – City/State/Local.

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