Project managers spend a fair amount of time of time documenting their project communications plans. They usually do some sort of stakeholder analysis to determine…
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The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed on from generation to generation, says that “When you discover that you are riding a dead horse,…
PMI emphasizes the role of the project manager as the key figure in project leadership. It is true that the project manager leads the work…
It seems everyone wants to know the status of my projects. I already provide weekly and monthly reports to the customer, my team, my managers,…
We have all watched the countdowns on TV as NASA or Elon Musk have prepared to shoot rockets and astronauts into space. We have heard…
Control charts are used in project quality to illustrate how a process behaves over time. The data points on a control chart can be analyzed…
If not, why not? I have found that documenting meetings in the form of Meeting Minutes is a good way to keep everyone honest. How…
Padding is extra time added to work estimates or schedules. Some might call it a cushion that is added to estimates when project managers do…
Ask the question another way, how well do you know your project? Not only is it important that you understand your project, but it is…
A team contract outlines the rules governing how a project team will interact during the course of their project. It is not a legal document…
The first step in risk management is to identify the risks that may impact your project. You may have scheduled the risk assessment meeting, but…
Is there a difference? You bet, and understanding the difference between these confusing terms may impact the profit you make on your project. Let’s define…
While there is some debate regarding the ISO 9000 cliché promoting documentation, I believe it is certainly relevant to project management. The cliché simply says:…
According to the businessdictionary.com, margin is defined to be: the difference between the cost price and the selling price of a product. In other words,…
The traditional three characteristics of a successful project are defined by the project triangle: A fourth characteristic is sometimes added: A more modern definition of…