When taking a portfolio view, strategy drives projects. Projects are not stand-alone activities within an organization. Project management is a method of managing change within an organization to provide something …
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3 Ps of project management
Planning and managing a project involves many elements that cannot be all included in one article. But factoring in the 3 Ps of project management can help. What are the …
How should you assess project management methodologies?
Identifying available project management methodologies (PMM) is one thing; assessing which one works best for a particular project is much more complicated. While there is no “best” methodology that works …
Elicitation Techniques in Business Analysis
Elicitation techniques used by business analysts; what is it and how is it used in business analysis? One of the most important skills a business analyst should have is the …
How project leaders are mastering transformation
Mastering transformational change isn’t easy for any project manager, it takes intentional effort and coordination. Although change management and project management can be mutually exclusive disciplines, the combined efforts of …
How Project Status Reports Add Value
Say the words project status report, and it conjures all kinds of images in the minds of project managers across the globe. These status reports have been developed and used …
No more excuses! The importance of a work breakdown structure
In my years of teaching project management, I’ve noticed a pattern with students in my fundamentals class when it comes time to create a work breakdown structure (WBS). Without fail, …
Highly affordable project management tools
There’s no shortage of project management software for mid-size and large businesses. Startups, though, have limited budgets and simply can’t afford high-priced project management tools. Here are seven affordable options. …
How to be a good mentor
In recent years PMI has published statistics indicating that at the current rate, the number of seasoned project managers will dwindle drastically in coming years; leaving the profession looking for …
Why is managing projects hard?
Many projects are not completed on time and budget or do not deliver the intended business benefits and value even when they finish on time and budget. The data about …