In my series called Proud Postings I ask other bloggers in the Project Management arena: “What are the 3 postings you are most proud of?”. This time three great postings from Andrew Filev. He writes on his blog Project Management 2.0 about how Enterprise 2.0 technologies influence project management. Andrew is the founder and CEO of Wrike.
Photography by MikeOcampo.
1. Bridging the Three Gaps in Project Management
MLab Roundtable was a remarkable event. We discussed the ways to improve existing management practices and I had a chance to tell what inspired me to start working on the online project management software – Wrike. I have been managing businesses for more than 8 years now, and I know how inefficient traditional project management tools, like e-mail or Microsoft Project are. Most businesses now have three major gaps that could be easily filled up with the right tool.
2. How can collaboration and emergent structures do the routine job for you?
In my previous post I wrote on gaps in efficiency of traditional project management tools. The major problem with these tools is that they are not flexible and that they do not leverage collaboration. These tools created lots of additional routine operations the project manager should perform. Many of these operations are connected with project planning and updating project plans.
The way a project plan is structured can play a major role in how the project is delivered. In real life any employee has his own view on the ongoing projects. This means different perspectives and different access.
3. Top-down and Bottom-up Project Management: Leveraging the Advantages of the Two Approaches
Nowadays we can observe changes going on in management and especially project management in organizations. More and more, organizations are abandoning top-down management style. Among them are the New York Times, Tribune Co., Ernst & Young and many others. Even the world biggest corporations, such as Toyota and IBM, are trying to implement bottom-up management style elements in some of their departments. The bottom-up approach to management is becoming more and more popular. However, the discussions about the two major approaches are still hot. What is the reason for the ongoing changes in management processes? The answer to this question will be obvious when we compare the two management styles.
