Essay on Project Management Trends The DMM Model - 834 Words

RESEARCH PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRENDS: THE DMM MODEL by Olivia Romero Sà ¡nchez Jones International University February 8, 2012 Survey of Project Management Trends As an IT and Business Process Consultant, my clients hire me to help them implement different types of projects according to their needs. Some of these projects may be developing and implementing new systems, which are long-term projects, costly and critical for the organization. As a project manager, I am responsible for delivery of the assigned project on schedule; we accomplish this using different project management and software development methodologies. Searching about new project management trends to improve my work, I looked at an†¦show more content†¦Note. From Flynn, D, Pan, G, Keil, M and Mà ¤hring M. (2009). De-escalating IT Projects: The DMM Model. Communications of the ACM, vol. 52, no 10. doi: 10.1145/1562764.1562797. In my line of work as a consultant, is a requirement to be an expert in project management, but sometimes the client is the one who doesn’t have the discipline to change a project plan. They may not know how to follow a specific methodology or use project management tools. In that case, we have to teach them the project management techniques or specification at the same time we are executing the new project. I found the DMM Model useful because we can use these 5 levels of maturity to explain the client where they stand and all the things they have to do to start an IT project. For example, they may need to implement a Project Management Office, a Quality Assurance Team or a Change Management Team that helps organizations minimize project risk and failures. The authors considered that not all the organizations are ready to attaining high levels on the DMM Model (Flynn, Pan, Keil and Mà ¤hring, 2009); they explained that this depends on the nature of the organization, the frequency and critically of complex IT projects, and the skill base of its managers. I personally agree with them, for example if a client hires me to develop and implement a small system like a Help Desk for the service customer process andShow MoreRelatedMarketing Management 14th Edition Test Bank Kotler Test Bank173911 Words   |  696 PagesMarketing Management, 14e (Kotler/Keller) Chapter 1 Defining Marketing for the 21st Century 1) Which of the following statements about marketing is true? A) It is of little importance when products are standardized. B) It can help create jobs in the economy by increasing demand for goods and services. C) It helps to build a loyal customer base but has no impact on a firms intangible assets. D) It is more important for bigger organizations than smaller ones. E) It is seldom used by nonprofit