Qualitative Risk Analysis and the Risk Rating Matrix By Joseph Phillips Once you’ve identified your risks, it’s time for qualitative risk analysis. Qualitative risk analysis qualifies the risks for in-depth analysis. Basically, you and...
EVM Myth #2: EVM is Only Useful for Large/Long-term Projects (#2 in the series The Seven Deadly Myths of Earned Value Methods in Project Management) By Keith Custer Almost every project, regardless of size...
Key Project Stakeholders By Lynda Bourne I was recently asked by a colleague for the definition of key stakeholder. Everyone writing about stakeholders uses the term probably synonymously with ‘important stakeholder’ but what is...
The Project Reference Group By Michele Berrie, Queensland University of Technology The project reference group is a number of stakeholders brought together to discuss and deal with operational issues for the project. Members may...
Do You Speak “Project”? (#1 in the series A Cynical Perspective on Project Management) By Barry Otterholt Project management is a specialty, and it has its own language. Resistance is futile. Scope – It’s...
The Basics of Project Planning in Maintenance and Reliability By Jason Kopschinsky, Noria Corporation Though “project management” has become a popular buzzword in the last several years, it has been around for a long...
The Project Charter – A Project Management Definition By Moises Ortiz The charter is the only output of the Develop Project Charter process. It is created on a business need or a customer request....
What is the Project Team? By The Office of Government Commerce – OGC, UK The project team is a group of individuals with appropriate and complementary professional, technical or specialist skills who, under the...
The Cost of Quality and the Cost of Non-conformance (#3 in the series Quality Management in Project Management) By Joseph Phillips The Cost of Quality Does Quality Assurance (QA) cost cash? Certainly! We call...
What is Work Package in Project Management? By John Filicetti A work package in Project Management is a group of related tasks that are defined at the same level within a work breakdown structure....
