Category: Project Management Definitions
Process Management vs Project Management By Michael Stanleigh Confusion abounds in what are the differences and similarities between process management and project management. There is a lot of literature in project management circles that...
What Is a PMO? By Glen D. Ford If you’ve been listening to the business or technical articles for the last ten years, then you’ve probably heard the demand that your company institute a...
Project Management: Are You RACI? By Debra Sunohara In this article I would like to introduce those of you not already familiar with it to the RACI. It is one tool that I believe...
What Is a Project Milestone? By Jennifer Kentmere A milestone is an event during the life of a project that signifies a new stage. Often a milestone is reached when a key task or...
What Is Green Project Management? By Rosana Francescato As someone interested in both project management and sustainability, I’ve been wondering how to bring the two together. And lately, I’ve been hearing a lot about...
A Glossary of Project Management Terms By Merrie Barron and Andrew R. Barron Every discipline has its own vocabulary, and project management is no exception. Part of the process of successfully deploying project management...
Change Management in Project Management By Chuck Tryon Process Description Single-Time Efforts are the primary means for an organization to introduce new products and services to their internal and external customers. These “one of”...
Project Management ROI By Ben Snyder, CEO of Systemation All project managers see their job differently. Some are very lofty in describing their role; others seem lost still trying to discover it. There is...
CMM Configuration Management and Project Management By Dave Nielsen Configuration Management is a discipline that is unique to the business of developing software so is not specifically addressed anywhere in the PMBOK. The purpose...
Root Cause Analysis in Project Management By Dave Nielsen Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is typically associated with operational activities, but there is no reason that the practices that make this tool so effective in...