Statistics
77% of all high performing projects use this.
What is project management software?
NASA and the Apollo programs contributed to the advancement of project management, mandating use of this tool that we still use today.
What is the Work Breakdown Structure?
Modern project management characterized by the development of CPM and PERT methods is considered to have begun in this year.
What is 1958?
This individual is a Horror movie fanatic, lover of muscle cars (especially Camaros) and music and was a part of the 'Family'.
Who is Jill?
One of several network analysis techniques, this method is a ubiquitous project management tool. Using this tool, project leaders plan out the longest-duration path to estimate the project’s duration.
What is the Critical Path Method?
The project management software market share is led by this organization at 39.35%.
What is Jira?
This document, originally published in 2001, defined the values and principles underlying modern Agile methodologies.
What is the Agile Manifesto?
Computer analysis began its use in project management during this decade but didn't become popular until many years later.
What is the 1970s?
This individual enjoys geocaching and once competed in the 110M High Hurdles at the Wisconsin State High School Track & Field meet.
Who is Danny?
Active from 1942-1946, this was an iconic and successful project that required a sprawling, multifaceted approach but was nevertheless vital. Project leadership had a purely administrative role, separate from any engineering or research duties.
What is the Manhattan Project?
This team benefit is improved by 52% with the usage of PM software.
What is communication?
As a new way of visualizing tasks, this tool was developed in 1910 allowing project leaders to see relationships and project end dates.
What is the Gantt Chart?
The first lightweight methodologies were developed in this decade in response to the growing needs of software developers.
What is the 1980s?
This individual participated in the 2022 Flugtag, an event organized by Red Bull in which competitors attempt to fly home-made, human-powered flying machines, size-limited to around 10 metres and weight-limited to approximately 150 kilograms. The flying machines are usually launched off a pier about 9 metres high into the sea or body of water.
Who is Adam?
By this year, employers will need 87.7 million employees to work in the project management field.
What is 2030?
More than half of all IT projects result in this.
In fact, 17% of all IT projects fail so significantly they could bankrupt an organization.
Widely considered the most common project management methodology used throughout history.
What is Waterfall?
The first certification test for project management was held by the PMI in this year.
What is 1984?
This individual is impatient for results! He lost consciousness during the birth of his second son because it took so long.
Who is Peter?
A refinement of the ubiquitous Critical Path Method, this allows project managers to consider resource availability, as well.
What is Critical Chain Project Managment?
On average, 11.4% of project investment is wasted due to this.
What is poor project performance?
One of the earliest examples of project management dates back to the construction of this monument in 2570 BC.
What is the Great Pyramid at Giza?
According to historians and ancient records, managers were appointed to oversee the completion of each of the four sides of the pyramid and were responsible for planning and executing the project.
In this year, then-President Obama signed the Program Management Improvement and Accountability At, increasing the importance of certification and formal project management job titles in the government.
What is 2016?
This individual has officiated 4 marriages and has 14 years of PM experience!
Who is Karen?
Organizations that invest in this waste 21 times less money than those without it.
What is project management?