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Volume IX - Issue I - January 2007

 

Student Papers

 

Project Management and Business Processes
A look at Strategy, Structure, Processes and Projects

IIntroduction

In the world of management, a trend has emerged to append the strategic stamp on all forms of management.  It began with strategic planning, closely followed by strategic management, marketing, manufacturing, accounting and finance.  So it’s not surprising that Project Management has grown from the original Classical Model to the Modern Model and has now morphed in the Strategic Model.  I will agree that Strategic Project Management sounds superior, more significant, more specialized and, of course, more valuable.   But what does it really mean to be classified in the Strategic category, and is there some way to integrate aspects of business management and project management to create an overall strategic organization?

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About the Author:
Ashley Johnson-McGlashan

Ashley Johnson-McGlashan
Student, University of Texas, Dallas

Ashley Johnson-McGlashan, PMP, has 12+ years experience as a Project Management business professional with expertise in Business Analysis & Strategy, Business Process Design and Planning.  Ms. Johnson-McGlashan’s background includes initiating and leading government projects in the Airline Security and Medicare fields, as well as leading international initiatives with Fortune 500 companies. Currently, she works as an Independent Consultant on outsourcing seasonal call center services for Prime Therapeutics, llc, a leading pharmacy benefits management company located in Irving, Texas.   Previous employers include Siemens, Sabre and Federal Express.   Ms Johnson-McGlashan is a graduate of the University of Memphis with a B.A. in Criminology.  She received her PMP certification in 2004 and a Masters Certificate in Project Management from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2006.  In conjunction with the Project Management Master Certificate program, she will receive her MBA during in 2007 from the University of Texas at Dallas.  Ms. Johnson-McGlashan can be reached at ashley2484@aol.com .

 

 

 

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