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Applying Agile in Knowledge Management

Agile—a project management paradigm that stresses iteration, collaboration, self-organization, and customer-centricity—is taking the business world by storm. In this article,…

Managing Change Across the Enterprise at Puget Sound Energy: Case Study

Puget Sound Energy, an energy and utility industry with 2,700 employees, identified change management as one of the areas needed to reduce the risk of failure to deliver key…

Roles and Practices of Project Management Offices in the Utility Industry: Tennessee Valley Authority Case Study

In September 2017, APQC spoke with Jennifer Dooley and other representatives from Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) about the role of the project management office (PMO) at…

Project Management Office Measurement in the Utility Industry

In September 2017, APQC interviewed eight organizations on the role of the project management office (PMO) within the energy utility industry. The majority of participating…

Project Management Office Structure in the Utility Industry

In September 2017, APQC interviewed eight organizations on the role of the project management office (PMO) within the energy utility industry. A roundtable discussion among…

Common Challenges for Project Management Offices in the Utility Industry

In September 2017, APQC interviewed eight organizations on the role of the project management office (PMO) within the energy utility industry. This article identifies common…

Continuous Improvement for Project Management Offices

In September 2017, APQC interviewed eight organizations on the role of the project management office (PMO) within the energy utility industry. All of the participating…

Approaches to Manage Project Knowledge

In 2017, APQC completed an in-depth study to learn how organizations leverage knowledge management (KM) approaches to support project management methodologies and processes…

Managing Project Knowledge Offers Three Distinct Levels of Benefits

What results can an organization expect to achieve from managing its project knowledge more effectively? APQC’s Managing Project Knowledge study revealed how leading…

Knowledge Sharing and Reuse Should Be Built into Project Methodology

How can project managers be encouraged to share and reuse project knowledge? APQC’s study Managing Project Knowledge details the approaches among strong project management…

A Natural Pair: Centrally Managed, Formal Project and Knowledge Management

Enterprise project management and knowledge management (KM) approaches go hand-in-hand. The documentation and sharing of relevant knowledge always has the potential to…

Communities and Networks Facilitate Knowledge Sharing Among Project Teams

Project teams are more likely to share knowledge if roles and expectations are clearly articulated as part of the broader project management process. APQC’s Managing Project…

Elevating Critical Knowledge Throughout an Organization

Knowledge sharing can occur at the project team, program, and portfolio levels of an organization’s project management approach. Of the knowledge that project teams need to…

Three Success Factors for Sharing Project Knowledge

Organizations benefit when project teams proactively contribute their knowledge and leverage the insights, lessons, and examples shared by their peers. APQC’s study Managing…

Feedback an Important Indicator of KM's Value to Project Management

APQC’s study Managing Project Knowledge examined how strong project management offices determine the most important indicator of the value of knowledge management (KM) within…