Project Operational Readiness By Bruno Collet Activities for ensuring smooth roll-out, operation, and maintenance of solutions produced by projects are often overlooked. The objectives of these activities constitute operational readiness (OR). A good definition...
The Importance of Motivation in Project Management By Michael L Young A poorly motivated team has been known to unravel even the best project plan. A good project manager needs to know how to...
Conducting Successful Gate Meetings By Dave Nielsen Projects don’t arrive at their conclusion perfectly executed and delivering all the benefits promised in the Business Case, at the advertised cost. They must be measured along...
12 Rules of Delegation By Richard Lannon Delegation is one of the most important skills. Technical professionals, team and business leaders, managers, and executives all need to develop good delegation skills. There are many...
The Halo Effect and Project Success By Paul Weber Have you ever seen someone within your organization, being put into a position, just because they had experience, and success in one area, so the...
How to Control Change Requests By Dave Nielsen Changes are an important part of any project. There are 2 factors at work that guarantee the generation of change requests: changes that happen to the...
How to Start a Project: On Your Marks, Get Set, Go By Carlos Urrutia After spending several years managing project managers for various technology organizations, I always get amazed to find out that many...
How to Be a Productive Project Manager: 7 Tips By Harry Hall Many project managers feel overwhelmed with emails, phone calls, and meetings. They often work overtime, but few feel as though they are...
From Responsibility to Independence: 3 Lessons from Project Management By Michelle LaBrosse, PMP, Founder, Cheetah Learning Having more independence requires taking on more responsibility: it’s a lesson teenagers hear again and again from their...
Managing Project Expectations By Diana Eskander How to define and organize project scope Projects range in size, complexity, duration, resources, stakeholders – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Defining the scope of...
