A summary of the top project management trends for 2014 put together by Experts at Celoxis. Read the detailed blog on the same topic at http://blog.celoxis.com/2014/02/12/top-5-project-management-trends-for-2014-celoxis-pov/.

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There will be significant rise in Distributed Teams
• Projects will be executed by skilled resources based across locations and time-zones
• Availability of good talent is scattered across the globe. There is a growing need to source
the best talent for the job at hand
• Project managers need to become project leaders; need to demonstrate technical,
management and leadership skills to get the distributed team aligned in the pursuit of the
proposed objective.
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3. Project Portfolio Management (PPM) will
become popular
• Cost pressures and tighter budget controls will continue to push teams to deliver more
with less
• Availability of good talent is scattered across the globe. There is a growing need to source
the best talent for the job at hand
• Project managers need to become project leaders; need to demonstrate technical,
management and leadership skills to get the distributed team aligned in the pursuit of the
proposed objective.
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4. Increased adoption of Project Management tools
• To make informed decisions, project managers need visibility across teams and projects.
This is not possible with excel.
• Project management software with centralized repository of projects and resources,
advanced reporting capabilities and collaboration capabilities will be ideal for SMEs and
Enterprises
• Mobility and Cloud adoption will also play a significant role because of distributed teams,
anytime, anywhere data access and emerging trends like Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
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5. Increased use of Risk Management techniques
across all organisations
• As project management schedules, cost management, reporting and other elements
become more structured, a top-down view of projects and potential risks will be necessary
• Stakeholders and project leaders will need the ability to foresee and optimally manage risk
factors, resource allocation, and bandwidth utilization
• Risk management will need to become a part of the planning process, not just an
intermittent step.
• Owing to its increasing significance, PMI-RMP certification may also see a rise in members
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6. Agile methodology used more outside the
software domain
Agile methodology will see increased use in development of non-software products because agile is
more of an approach to solving problems rather than a bunch of rules.
Can be used in everyday life as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6oMG7u9HGE
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