Project Scope

Project scope management is always a challenge. Here’s how I effectively manage scope without appearing rigid or inflexible and get the change requestor’s skin in the game.When I set up …

What is the purpose of your project or project justification? Are you able to build a strong business case for your next project? Life is difficult. People make it more …

Prioritization is a powerful activity essential to an organization’s success. When your day is dominated by a work whirlwind filled with several things to do and every one of them …

It’s not common for many SME’s to encounter scope management challenges. Scope management is arguably the single most important factor that determines project success. It is in scope management that …

When I learned more about the #noestimates movement, primarily through articles authored by Woody Zuill, Neil Killick, and Ronald Jeffries, I was really intrigued. I have yet to manage a …

Historically speaking, project managers have always seen the measure of a project’s success related to what you might have come to know as the “iron triangle” or quadruple constraints. A …

Project kick-off meetings are critical to a successful project launch and not having a plan in place for how to structure the meeting can have the project start off on …

Scope and requirements are interrelated concepts. Projects in your portfolio should be creating and managing both. What is the difference between the two? Why do you need both? Why is …

Monday morning, you walk into work, and you get asked by your manager to swing by their office. You are told that you’ll be managing a new project, but you …

Want to create better estimates? Be curious. Curiosity enhances the project estimates made by experienced estimators who fully understand the scope of work to be performed and who have experience …