Time is money in product development
You have all heard the old saying, “Time is money”. Well, obviously, this one is very true. Especially in our
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Process
Defragmentation isn’t just for computers
Wouldn’t it be nice to value our manual performance just as much as our computers’ operation? Below are some simple steps to keep our career running smoothly.
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The Secret Behind Accurate Estimating (Part III).
This series cover three methods of charting and logging your work product estimations:
Iterative charting to improve accuracy
Charting for effective communications
Charting for a streamlining process example
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The Secret Behind Accurate Estimating (Part II)
Time is just a form of measurement. It’s a tool for our convenience. One of the uses for “time” is to synchronize pieces of a project: to schedule the various work products and integrate into a quality product, service or event. Inaccurate estimating skills slow down the entire team and builds resentment in those required to pick-up the slack.
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The Secret Behind Accurate Estimating
Time is just a form of measurement. It’s a tool for our convenience. One of the uses for “time” is to synchronize pieces of a project: to schedule the various work products and integrate into a quality product, service or event. Inaccurate estimating skills slow down the entire team and builds resentment in those required to pick-up the slack.
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Client and Project Relationships: Keeping it on track
In this article I wanted to write about some of the “soft skill” requirements that are necessary for every project
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What can Project Management learn from Product Management?
In the last 5 years or so, we have realized that comparing these two roles is like comparing Apples and Oranges. Not many companies now overlap these roles. These roles over the time have evolved from being janitors of products and projects to management of them. Product management has learned a lot from project management. Let us examine what project management can learn from product management?
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Project Managers Pave the Way
As a Project Manager, it is going to be necessary to pave the way through obstacles that come up as the project progresses. Some say that this is the main responsibility of a Project Manager, and I tend to agree. It is up to the Project Manager to ensure that obstacles are dealt with and mitigated before they affect the project team and the project itself. Generally, there are three different kinds of obstacles that projects face: Technical, Political, and Emotional.
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Some rules are meant to be broken….
When things are not going our way, we need to stop and evaluate; because things are supposed to work smoothly together. So, when we find any type of resistance, chances are something isn’t matching. Either the rules or the people involved are not aligned. Once again – no one is doing anything wrong. It’s just not a perfect match, yet.
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Handling delays in a project schedule (Part III)
This is the second part of a three part article discussing “how does a project manager intelligently handle delays?”
Last article we focused on acknowledging the natural flow of a project which includes periodic speed bumps and roadblocks. In today’s article we’ll focus on using critical path analysis to assist with project management. Diagramming the critical paths of a project accomplishes several things:
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Handling the speed-bumps in a project schedule (Part I)
Last week I was taping a series of lectures for the Sequel Server World Wide User Group (SSWUG.org), and I was asked “how does a project manager handle items that causes us to miss deadlines?”
This is an interesting question, because every project will have speed bumps. A good project manager expects speed-bumps and actually plans for the unexpected. So – how does one do this intelligently to synchronize with the final delivery dates?
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