The History of Project Management: Late 20th Century Process and Improvements
As American workers return from World War II, businesses prepare for an unprecedented era of prosperity. Driven by the need to remain competitive …
Continue ReadingUsing Failed Project Management Examples to Prevent Failures of Your Business or IT Projects
This article discusses examples of failed projects and how each may have been saved with effective project management strategy.
Continue ReadingTips for Writing Functional Requirements: Know the Best Practices
Some who are new to the task of writing a functional requirements document tend to get confused on what exactly should be included. They get muddled …
Continue ReadingBaseline Plans vs. Interim Plans - What Are They and When Should You Use Them?
Are you like many who are confused by what’s a baseline and what’s an interim plan? Well, furrow your brow no more. Learn what baseline …
Continue ReadingA Beginner's Guide to Functional Requirements - Requirements Discovery Process, Types of Requrements
Functional requirements are one of the terms you will hear all the time in project management. You might guess these words mean but if you prefer …
Continue ReadingHow do you determine Risk Reserve in Project Management?
This article discusses determining the risk reserve in a project.
Continue ReadingAllocating Resources in Project Management - Allocation and Over-allocation
Your project’s health often depends upon resource allocation. Overworked employees and spending overtime on a project can be a nightmare. Avoid …
Continue ReadingExample of How to Conduct a Stakeholder Analysis
The objectives and significance of a project’s stakeholder analysis have been clarified and explained in Parts I and II of this series. However, how …
Continue ReadingTop 10 Microsoft Project Keyboard Shortcuts
Microsoft Project 2007 is a well-known and widely used program in the Project Management field. In this article, Lucinda Watrous reveals10 MS Project …
Continue ReadingUse Your Scope Points to Formulate the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
The Work Breakdown Structure approach to project management relies on carefully created scope definitions. When a project manager creates the WBS it …
Continue ReadingHow Do You Become a Project Management Coordinator?
For those wanting to land a job in the field of Project management, Natasha Baker’s article explores the past, present and future of the Project …
Continue ReadingTips for Writing a Project Charter
The project charter helps to establish goals for a project, ensuring more success in the end. Setting forth these goals can give your project the …
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