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Reimagining Uncertainty in Project Management: Toward a New Measurement Framework

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Project management has long been described as the art and science of managing uncertainty. Traditionally, project management frameworks focus on planning, structuring, and mitigating risks through established methodologies...

There are no self-organized teams!

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There are no self-organized teams! The #Kilimanjaring Project…

Captain Pantoja and the Special Service

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The project retrospective analysis of the film ‘Captain Pantoja and the Special Service’, a Peruvian film based on a novel by Mario Vargas Llosa. While on the surface, the film is a dark comedy about a straight-laced army captain charged with creating a mobile brothel service for the army, it also presents a rich case study in project management. The film is perfect for learning about project management as almost every scene includes some type of document, process, or project management tool.

Sokol

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Sokol mountaintop Day 1. Start of preparations (11.11.2013) The…

Ocean’s Eleven

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As part of pm.CinemaHall, we analyzed the film "Ocean's Eleven" through the lens of project management. It almost seemed like the film's script was written by an experienced project manager. This is an understandable impression, because in 2000, screenwriter Ted Griffin found himself at the deep of a creative impasse and was considering a career shift. Coincidentally, that same year, PMI released an updated version of PMBOK (2000 Edition)...