Six Tips to Learn More About Project Management There are many great ways to learn more about project management. Read about six suggestions below. 1. Get serious about leaning more Whether you’re a beginner or novice, you need to invest more to boost your project management skills. Get serious and take the first step. For example, […]
Scale Down Your Processes to Manage Small Projects Project management processes should be applied scalably based on the size of the project. Large projects need more rigor and structure. Small projects don’t need very much. Small projects cover many types of modest work efforts. In most companies, these small projects are not actually viewed as “projects” […]
Agile 101. Are Two Programmers Better than One? One of the most interesting aspects of Agile methodologies is the technique of pair programming. This is specifically described in the Extreme Programming (XP) model. When I mention pair programming for the first time I am usually met something like “Dude you can’t be serious.”. On the […]
Use These Six Tips to Improve Project Meetings It seems everyone dislikes meeting – except when it is your turn to call one. Your job is to keep the meeting focused and make it as valuable as possible to the attendees. Here are the six tips to help you. Tip 1. Start with the end […]
Broad Advice to Be Successful Managing Projects There is so much to learn to become a great Project Manager. You have to juggle time, money, people, equipment and materials. To do it all, some people feel like they have to be a miracle worker! But it’s not the case. Just take these essential steps. 1. […]
Use These Four Steps to Gather Requirements Knowing how to gather requirements is a skill that every analyst, and project manager, – should know. However, it seems to be a skill that is generally lacking in many organizations. Poor requirements gathering is a major cause of project problems in many organizations. Gathering requirements is more than just […]
Five Ways to be Try to Turn Around Marginal Performers One problem that many project managers never get comfortable with is dealing with poor performers. Some people are such poor performers that they ultimately fire themselves. Maybe the bigger challenge is trying to improve marginal performers. These are people that constantly disappoint. The miss a […]
Three Steps to Formally Close a Project A project does not end when you implement or launch your solution. Terms like “launch”, “deploy” or “implement” are project lifecycle documents. A project does not formally end until project management “close”. Project closure allows you to ensure all the work is done and all of the project […]
The Big Three Steps to Manage Project Quality Being a Project Manager is a tough job! You not only have to produce the deliverables on time and within budget, but you also need to ensure that they meet the quality expectations of your customer. To do this, you need to define and execute a quality […]
Three First Steps to Deploy Project Management Practices Project management methodology is a framework that allows project managers to successfully manage projects of varying sizes. Many organizations do not follow a formal, consistent methodology of any kind. How do you start with an initiative to introduce project management practices within an organization? From a project […]
