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NOMIS, No Hit: Misadventure in Government IT NOMIS, No Hit: Misadventure in Government IT
-by Ian Whittingham, PMP
The U.K. government's Computer-National Offender Management Service project ran into trouble last August when it was halted due to cost overruns. Following a review, the original scope was recently abandoned amid criticism for the way in which the government handled it. C-NOMIS is the latest in a number of high profile U.K. government IT project failures. What can you learn from it? Read on.
Uncle Sam Needs PMs--Lots of Them! - by Bob Weinstein
Government Projects: Are They Really So Different? - by Mark Mullaly, PMP
Project Woes Plague Government - by Michael Wood
Government CIO Tactics to Improve PM with Latest TechnologiesGovernment CIO Tactics to Improve PM with Latest Technologies
-by Joe Wynne
 Web 2.0 and collaborative software enables the dogged government CIO to tame stakeholders and build a foundation for easier project management process improvement across agencies.
Survival Guide for the Public Sector PMSurvival Guide for the Public Sector PM
-by George Jucan, MSc, PMP, OCP
 Here's some practical advice to survive (and potentially succeed) managing public sector projects.
The Suite Life: Enterprise Project Management in GovernmentThe Suite Life: Enterprise Project Management in Government
-by Tim Jaques, PMP
 Enterprise project management is rarely the same across different entities; however, there are common denominators that collectively define the new age of EPM in the public sector.
Comparing Certifications - by Jacqueline Dasso Haddad, PMP
Government: Not Just Another IT Project - by Andy Jordan
Designated Driver - by Mike Donoghue
Beating the Bad Times - by Andy Jordan
The Eagle Has Been Managed Successfully - by Mike Donoghue
Project Risk, Cost and Performance Management in Government IT
Project Audit
Not So Secure - by Bob Weinstein
Can You Handle Government Bureaucracy? - by Bob Weinstein
Federal Enterprise - by Bill Vesey, PMP
Learning From Your Uncle Sam - by Paul Harder


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