Project Constraints
The Shape of Projects
Introduction In this article, I’m referring to IT projects with the ‘shape’ of them being their visible form. Projects, IT projects in particular, come in many different shapes (i.e., plans). The PMBO...
How to Create a Successful Procurement Management Plan
Having a detailed procurement management plan in place is essential to the overall success of a project. As well as enabling you to identify and document how the project will conduct its procurements,...
Why Time Constraint is the Most Important Project Management Constraint
Frederick P. Brooks Jr., in his famous book, The Mythical Man-Month, wrote, “Adding human resources to a late software project makes it later.” His statement is popularly known as Brooks&#...
Split It Out (Part 2)
More Ways to Separate your Project into Manageable Chunks In Part 1 of my article “Split It Out,” we looked at ways to separate projects task into smaller parts or pieces that are more controllable. L...
Back to Basics: What is Project Management?
Traditional Project Management is the science (and art) of organizing and managing the components of a project. The project can be the development of a new product, the launch of a new service, a mark...
Certificate Series Recap – Project Portfolio Management Masterclass, Session 3
Please find the following transcription of our PPM Masterclass webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced lea...
Caging Your Wild Animals: How to Choose the Best Scheduling Approach for Your Project
We have seen a flurry of articles on the versatility of agile, the solidity of the critical path method, the virtues of critical chain and the robustness of earned value. Is there one approach that is...
Excel vs. Project: How to Convince Managers that Project Really is Better for Managing Projects
How often have you seen a manager struggle to use Microsoft Office Excel to manage project information such as scheduling project dates or recording task assignments? Often, it’s a matter of sti...
Managing Portfolios with Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server 2007
Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server 2007 (PPS 2007) does an excellent job of aligning projects, programs and applications with an organization’s strategic priorities. PPS 2007 provides three key...