Importance of Understanding Project Resources
It’s important to understand your project’s resources to keep projects on track with successful outcomes. Taking in consideration skill …
Continue ReadingInvolve Your Stakeholders in Project Scope Decisions
How can you involve the stakeholders in project scope decisions? Better yet, how can you make your stakeholders write the project’s scope? By …
Continue ReadingProject Management Certification and Time Management
There are some tools and techniques defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI) that can help you manage time more effectively. In this article, …
Continue ReadingProject Scope Management: Tips on Managing Scope Creep by Controlling Scope Changes
At our last checkpoint, you said the project was on budget. Two months later, you’re saying it’s suddenly not. What happened? Umm…scope creep…scope …
Continue ReadingAgile Project Management: How to Use the Delphi Technique For Estimation
It is common to use expert opinion in project activities, such as estimating. However, experts usually disagree! As a project manager, you need to …
Continue ReadingAn Overview of Schedule Compressing and Crashing in Project Management
You’re midway through a project and realize that the project will miss a key milestone. To deliver on-time, you’ll need to play with the …
Continue ReadingBest Online Meeting Software for Remote Project Management
Today, online or virtual meetings replace the traditional face-to-face meeting. These meetings take place via electronic channels. Just a couple of …
Continue ReadingDealing With Project Pitfalls
Do you know how to deal with project pitfalls? Some projects flow smoothly while others seem to have one kink after another. Jean Scheid takes a look …
Continue ReadingHow to Apply Leads and Lags in Project Management
In a Finish-to-Start dependency, does a successor activity have to start right after the completion of its predecessor? Not necessarily, it depends on …
Continue ReadingSoftware Project Estimation: Best Practices
You’ve spent a good part of the week thinking through the project estimates. Senior management has applauded your effort and approved them. However, …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding a PESTLE Analysis and Its Components
The article defines the PESTLE Analysis and its components, and explains how this tool can be successfully used in the project management scenario. …
Continue ReadingUsing a Value Chain Analysis in Project Management
Learn more about the concept of the Value Chain Analysis tool and its importance in the field of project management. The tool was originally created …
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