Introductory Notes

Successful integration of business and technical elements in projects is dependent on substantive and proactive organizational processes and guidelines. The organization is an integrated system capable of providing and sustaining the people, products, and processes necessary for the effective and efficient execution of its projects. The organization must raise performance expectations from all projects while providing mechanisms that stimulate both team and individual excellence.

Important characteristics of effective environments for integration include people trained to exploit the collaborative environment; a workplace that provides resources to maximize the productivity of people and facilitate integrated teams; and organization's set of standard processes and organizational process assets that culturally enable an IPPD environment that promotes and rewards team as well as individual excellence.