Project Management

When a group of industry leaders work together to find new solutions and products, who’s in charge?

Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom’s study of 30,000 firms identifies the practices common to well managed operations.

Putting data and analytics to work hasn’t just helped Ford more competitive — it has transformed the company’s processes.

Digitization has not resulted in increased productivity growth. A University of Chicago economist explains why.

Operational excellence requires cultivating an expectation for continuous improvement in all employees.

There are positive correlations between improvisation in product development and team performance.

U.S. veterans are helping customize medicine through big data that will unravel the role of genes in health and disease.

Over-reliance on email is sapping people’s time and energy, says author Phil Simon. There are better ways to do things.

The Spring 2015 issue of MIT SMR highlights project management — and the importance of expecting the unexpected.

The role of project sponsors is often overlooked, but actively engaged executives are crucial to a project’s success.

Successful project managers often combine elements of traditional and agile approaches to project management.

A project’s “unknown unknowns” can be reduced through both product design approaches and behavioral approaches.

Making it safe to be honest about when projects are getting off track can promote cooperative behavior.

Declaring that a project everyone is excited about is in trouble can be demoralizing. But it’s exactly what can turn things around.

Leaders can avoid unhappy project status surprises if they understand how — and why — people avoid sharing bad news.

The way health care is billed in the U.S. system is part of the reason costs are so high. WellPoint is looking to analytics to play a strategic role in changing that.

Will your next big IT project be on time and deliver what was promised? Maybe — but maybe not.

When CEOs use corporate programs to drive strategic renewal, program design is key.

Asking why before you begin a project raises its chances of success.

Cities aren’t known as tech innovators, but Boston has used technology to transform public service.