Sustainable Product Development: Life Cycle Analysis
Feb 14,
2012
Sustainability is beginning to impact product development. Since products can be made from various materials it is important to consider how those materials influence sustainability. Peering into projects that are aimed to improve sustainability, the development process for a product is a prime focus. A growing concern, and required metric on many projects is the […]
Managing and Delivering Program Benefits
Dec 14,
2011
Program management is the centralized coordinated management of a program to achieve the program’s strategic benefits and objectives. One of the best things about programs is the benefits they deliver to an organization. When you think about program benefits think about them as an outcome of the program’s actions and behaviors that provide utility to […]
Relating Programs and their Projects
Dec 9,
2011
According to PMI’s Standard for Program Management, programs consist of three components: a life cycle, a set of process groups and supporting infrastructure. This sure makes a lot of sense. These components provide a common frame of reference for any program. They stretch from a program’s controlled start through its controlled middle where project and […]