PMI has a pretty much "be all one all" approach for any sort of Project Management endeavor. Be it a "Construction Project" or a "Marketing Project" or for that matter an IT project looking either for a new application development or implementation of a packaged solution.
However , things have been changing fast (as expected) when it comes to managing a project in technology space. I think we have interesting time ahead to see how the old project management practices handle the onslaught of Agile method.
I recd an interesting mail from Forrester this morning .. here are the excerpts ...
1. Successfully adopt Agile software delivery methods. Those old processes are choking you, and while many organizations want to become more agile, that shift requires a change in thinking, which isn't always easy.
2. Take a new approach to project management and business analysis. We cling to tradition when it comes to these software delivery practices, so weeding this part of the garden can be difficult. But we know that the old approaches aren't working as well as they must.
3. Optimize the effectiveness of your quality assurance practices.
4. Consider product-centric, not project-centric, approaches. Many traditional IT firms take a project-centric approach to delivering software. They manage the projects, but not the product: the software itself.
5. Re-evaluate and simplify your application platforms. Your application portfolio is most likely as full of weeds as my garden. But the platform landscape is changing, and your choices for efficient, effective application platforms are increasing.
