First posted on ProjectManager.com Blog: Projects like anything that involves a lot of people working together need governance. The government runs a nation and project governance in the same fashion runs the project. It might not be involved in the details, but it’s has an…Read More
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From ProjectManager.com Blog: Project managers know the importance of having project documentation. Project documents must be accurate and constantly updated to keep current with the project. Creating and managing project documentation throughout the project life cycle is critical for project success, but where…Read More
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First posted on ProjectManager.com Blog: Kanban is a visual workflow tool that, while originally used as a Toyota scheduling system, is now associated with in an agile methodology, especially in DevOps software development. It can also be used in traditional project management methodologies. As its…Read More
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First posted on ProjectManager.com Blog: Flexibility in the workplace has become something of a rallying cry. Workers got a taste of workplace flexibility when the pandemic disrupted the normal business environment, and many found it to be immensely more preferable than the previous status quo….Read More
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From Projecttimes.com: Knowing when to and when not to give up on a project is a sign of clear thinking and effective management and leadership. Positivity, patience, and persistence are needed when you are working to achieve a challenging objective. Yet even these qualities can be overdone and become toxic. Without objectivity they can lead to frustration […]
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Carson States that, “a properly developed schedule is a guideline and map for a project. The Schedule Management Plan includes planning and designing the schedule, from identifying the end users to designing the reports, from identifying the WBS structure to designing the Calendars and Activity Codes, from determining the update frequency to establishing the level of detail, especially deciding on a bottom-up or top-down approach to development of the schedule” (Carson, 2011). William Malsam discusses in-depth this integral project step at the link below – and while he advocates using the projectmanager.com solution – there are numerous other solutions available that meet the task and are more robust.
First posted on ProjectManager.com Blog: A proper schedule management plan helps you deliver a project on time. The project scheduling process starts before the schedule is even made, and continues throughout the project life cycle. An ideal plan includes setting expectations, including how to develop,…Read More
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Carson, C. W. (2011). Design and development of a schedule management plan. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2011—EMEA, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute
First posted on ProjectManager.com Blog: Every project team needs resources to complete tasks. They need tools, equipment, materials and more to get the job done. Managing those resources throughout the project life cycle is critical for success, and measuring resource utilization is the first step…Read More
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From projecttimes.com: You’re a project manager, right? So, when you’re at home, you take the project management hat off, right? Wrong! You apply similar principles that you use in your organization to getting projects done at home. Case in point: I recently reorganized/refurbished my home office. I had a small idea of what this project would entail, […]
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First posted on ProjectManager.com Blog: Wondering how you’re going to get that project done? First, you need to define a workflow process. Read on to learn how. What Is a Workflow Process? Workflow is the process of definition, execution and automation of business processes: where…Watch
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First posted on ProjectManager.com Blog: A project never exists in a vacuum. A project is executed by a team within an organization that has some sort of a project management framework established to enable the process. This framework, whether deliberately designed or not, acts as…Read More
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