“The timeline is a beautiful work of art illustrating projects from our ancient times down to the present. But all the projects here have something in common – physical deliverables, such as the Great Pyramid or the Great Wall of China. Projects can also be “results”. For example, every military campaign, success or failure, can be viewed through the lens of projects. After all, it is a project manager’s task (e.g. general) to utilize people and resources to achieve specific outcomes. If you consider the importance from this perspective, then nearly all major human turning points, from the Siege of Constantinople to the more recent WWI, WWII, and Cold War, are marked by these projects of epic consequences. Welcome to the world of project management. “

-Te Wu’s comments on the article by Ben Linders for InfoQ titled, Developments in IT Project Management.  (see below)

Ben Linders for InfoQ writes: With new IT implementations the demand for IT project managers is increasing. Agile methodologies support collaboration with distributed teams for creative problem solving. Domain expertise matters for managing project. The Internet of Things, cloud, big data, and cyber security will continue to dominate the IT landscape. Project managers have to pioneer IOT initiatives, be prepared for the influx of data and ensure that deliverables from their projects are secure says Chris Breckon, Digital Business Development Manager at Telegraph Media Group. The future of projects will be through entrepreneurial project managers.

The project management timeline, an infographic from Telegraph Courses, explores the past, present and future of project management.

InfoQ interviewed Chris Breckon about their investigation on project management, developments in managing IT projects, the importance of domain expertise, agile methodologies and managing projects, and trends in project management.   SNIP, the article continues @ InfoQ,   click here to continue reading…..