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More Thoughts on the Budget Sequester's Impact on Project Budgets

More Thoughts on the Budget Sequester's Impact on Project Budgets

Dennis D. McDonald
Cost Analysis, Project Management, R&D Management, Sequestration
In A Project Manager’s Perspective on the Cost Impacts of the “Sequester” I suggested that an unintended consequence of the US government’s budget “Sequester” might be that some ongoing projects will end up costing more than originally planned because of the effect lengthening a project schedule can have on a project’s budget.
Developing Digital Strategies for Web-based Public Access to Government Performance Data

Developing Digital Strategies for Web-based Public Access to Government Performance Data

Dennis D. McDonald
Accessibility, Data Access, Governance, List05, Performance, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Transparency, eGovernment
On January 29, 2013 I was privileged to attend a meeting of the Government Performance Coalition at George Washington University in Washington DC. During that meeting Shelley Metzenbaum, OMB Associate Director for Performance and Personnel, discussed the “performance improvement” pages of the Performance.gov website.
Why I'm Uneasy about "Big Data" and Government Programs

Why I'm Uneasy about "Big Data" and Government Programs

Dennis D. McDonald
Acquisitions, Big Data, Data Conversion, Governance, Project Management, Standards, Transparency, eGovernment
I appreciate that scaling, discoverability, and innovation are all potentially enhanced when the size, variety, quality and number of data sets surrounding a particular process or function are aggregated and exposed. Jewels can become visible. Inconsistencies can be identified and resolved. Impacts can be tracked.
How Will Mobile Devices In the Workplace Make People More Productive?

How Will Mobile Devices In the Workplace Make People More Productive?

Dennis D. McDonald
Android, Cell Phones, Collaboration, Innovation, Microsoft, Project Management, SharePoint, Tablet, iPad, iPhone
In 2010 I posted Sometimes a phone is just a phone and a web site is just a web site. It discussed what I thought at the time was important in a smartphone, e.g., phone service, web access, email — the basics — and was based on recent Blackberry experience and anticipation of getting an iPhone.
Developing a Collaborative Approach to Improving Project Management Practices, Part 1: Culture

Developing a Collaborative Approach to Improving Project Management Practices, Part 1: Culture

Dennis D. McDonald
Best Practices, Collaboration, Community, Google+, Governance, Management, Management Tools, Metrics, PMO, Project Management, Risk Management, SharePoint
In Agile grows up and new challenges emerge author Rick Freedman points out what project managers, sooner or later, learn from the School of Hard Knocks: changing and improving project management practices to improve the likelihood of project success involves not just improved management methods but also cultural changes within the sponsoring organization.
Audit of the VA's Project Management Accountability System (PMAS) Implementation

Audit of the VA's Project Management Accountability System (PMAS) Implementation

Dennis D. McDonald
Accountability, Governance, List_AR, Metrics, Project Management
Here’s some light reading: the US Dept. of Veterans Affairs’ Office of the Inspector General’s “Audit of the Project Management Accountability System Implementation.” Known as “PMAS,” the system was put in place in 2009 to provide better oversight of the VA’s troubled IT development projects. This was done in light of a history of cost overruns and failed IT projects at the VA.
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