Planning and executing a research project using the PMBOK guide

Planning and Executing Office Procedures in Project ASPERA

An approach based on planning techniques is proposed in order to support the complex act iv i ty of a mult i-off ice organization. The I ta l ian Public Administration has been taken as an example and analyzed. The synthesis and the execution of procedures are investigated in an automated office based on knowledge about the organization structu­ re, the documents and the rules that regulate the...

Using Agile Alongside the PMBOK

As the use of both agile and traditional methods continues to grow, the need for guidelines on how the two approaches may be used together will increase. This paper identifies the growth of both agile and formal approaches to project management then examines the origins and key elements of the two methods. The characteristics of software projects that lead to challenges in applying traditional ...

Planning user documentation - a guide for software project managers

Comparing PMBOK and Agile Project Management software development processes

The objective of this article is to compare a generic set of project management processes as defined in Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) with a number of agile project management processes. PMBOK is developed by Project Management Institute and it is structured around five process groups (initiating, planning, execution, controlling and closure) and nine knowledge areas (integration...

Identifying the research question and planning the project.

This is the second paper on research in accident and emergency medicine. It discusses the potential for research in A&E medicine and how to identify a good research question.