Sometimes it seems like project management is like waging war and it takes a tremendous amount of planning if you are going to win the…
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Congratulations! You have been assigned to manage your next project and you’re eager to get started with planning. There’s a lot to be done, build…
A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do. Synonyms include restriction, check, curb, and limitation. Nearly every project is constrained in…
Douglas Hofstadter’s law of programming simply states that, “It always takes longer than you think, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s law.” While Hofstadter…
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…
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…
Strategic planning methodologies are based on the STP** process: S Situation T Target P Path ** The STP process is a variation of Gap Analysis.