Marking Project Progress With an Interim Plan
This article looks at how interim plans are used as project markers. It also answers the questions, “Why are interim plans useful?” and …
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What Is Project Scope? Understanding Scope Statements and Scope Creep
Most project methodologies require that you first define a project’s scope. Collaboration among the project owner, sponsor, and stakeholders help …
Continue ReadingUsing Planned Outcomes to Formulate Your Work Breakdown Structure
One way to define a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is through planned outcomes. Planned outcomes are always a challenge for project managers. The …
Continue ReadingDefining the Project Schedule Hierarchy
This article discusses how to define the project schedule hierarchy.
Continue ReadingAvoid Waste in Test Plans - What Should be Included in a Master Test Plan?
For the Testing part of a project a Master Test Plan is required from the Test Manager. It presents the outline of the project: the testing strategy, …
Continue ReadingDealing with Project Constraints - Turning a Problem into an Advantage
Instead of worrying about how to boost budgets, lengthen deadlines, or reduce the scope of projects, some leaders find success by embracing project …
Continue ReadingProject Constraints: How to Manage Time Constraints and Avoid Missing Deadlines
Time is the only project constraint over which managers hold no control. Unlike costs, which can be constrained, or scope, which can be adjusted, time …
Continue ReadingProject Constraints: Scope - What is Scope and How Can It Be Managed?
In part two of our series on project constraints, we examine how a lack of vision in the planning stages of a project can lead to major problems.
Continue ReadingThe Project Management Triangle - Balancing Scope, Cost and Time
In this five-part series, we examine three classic project constraints encountered by project management professionals, along with ways to turn them …
Continue ReadingHow to Get Business Commitment for Testing
How do we get commitment from the employees who will have to work with the new product? Should we involve them in every step of the development …
Continue ReadingImplementation Management for a New Product or Release
This article takes you on a very short journey - that of the implementation of a new product or a new release. Everything has to be organized …
Continue ReadingAn Overview of Stakeholder Analysis in Project Planning - Theory and Practices
How well do you understand the stakeholder concept? A thorough analysis of each sector’s influence during project planning, enables the team to …
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