Category: Miscellaneous

The Three Types of Projects By William R. Duncan There are three major types of projects: New product development projects The justification for these projects is to develop something that will be sold: they...

Product Versus Project Management By Jim Anderson OK, so how many times has this occurred: someone asks you what you do for a living and you tell them that you are a Product Manager...

Critical Project Resources – The Build Master By Dave Nielsen Build Masters (also known as librarians) are a key resource on any software development project. The key deliverable for any software development project is...

Characteristics of Great Project Sponsors By Brenda Kerton Recently a friend of mine wrote an article on a project I led a few years ago. As he and I emailed back-and-forth about his article...

Corporate Social Responsibility Congruence – Walking the Talk By Dave Nielsen The disaster in the Gulf of Mexico caused by the rupture of one of British Petroleum’s off-shore oil rigs has been front page...

Working With Your Project Triangle’s Flexibility By Ben Snyder, CEO of Systemation We’ve talked about how useful the project triangle (RIP: The Project Triangle) is for understanding the dynamics between scope, time, and cost...

Strategic Alignment in International Projects By Francis Norman When you select and engage with an international partner for the execution of your projects, what discussions do you have regarding strategic alignment of your organisations?...

Legal Project Management: A Trend at the Tipping Point By Pamela H . Woldow and Douglas B . Richardson A Whole Bunch of Tipping Goin’ On The problem with trends that hit “the tipping...

Project Management Approach For Business Process Improvement By Gina Abudi Process improvement initiatives are continuous. By ensuring that the initiative is managed as a strategic project, there are increased opportunities for success. As organizations...

Business Process vs. Project Management Process By Mark L. Reed Every project is a project within another project. In other words, every project we manage is a part of another bigger project. So, what...