Creating a “No Excuse Zone” around you Part 1
Below is Part 1 of a 3-Part article designed to help IT and database professionals stay on top of their […]
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Risk
Enhancing PMP with Business Process Excellence – Part III Viable Lean Six Sigma Solutions
Enhancing PMP with Business Process Excellence Part III (Final Part of Series) Viable Lean Six Sigma Solutions to Validate Project
Enhancing PMP with Business Process Excellence – Part II Validating Project Timeline Against Changing Customer Requirements
Enhancing PMP with Business Process Excellence Part II (of an III Part Series) Validating Project Timelines against Expected Changes in
Embracing Uncertainty
Every day we come face to face with situations and events that can elicit responses of fear, anxiety, and worry.
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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 delays in a project schedule (Part II)
This is the second part of a three part article discussing “how does a project manager intelligently handle delays in a project?”
Last article we focused on acknowledging the natual flow of a project which includes periodic speed bumps and roadblocks. In today’s article we’ll focus on using recovery protocol plans to assist with project management.
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A Century of Scientific Management
Did you know Project Management is having a birthday? Well, sort of a birthday. It was 100 years ago, in
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It’s not what you say (Part II)
We’ve heard saying like “It’s not what you say, but how you say it”; “Actions speak louder than words”; “It’s not what you way, but how you feel when you say it.” After an incident this past week, I totally agree with all of those statements more than ever. Why?
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Stakeholder Management Tools
Nope. There’s just no way around it. You are going to have to work with people. Even if you are
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Contingency Plan – Focusing on Business Value
Last time, I talked about status reporting, which is commonly required but whose power as a multitool is often overlooked.
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The Project Manager’s Multitool: The Status Report
Status reports (or whatever your particular methodological school calls them) are frequently maligned – c.f. “TPS Reports” in the movie
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