Was Your Project Late or Underestimated?
Was Your Project Late or Underestimated? By Ben Snyder, CEO of Systemation It’s amazing how a simple tool such as a project schedule, with multiple tasks and a project completion date, can create so...
Category: Project Management Musings
What the First Conversation About a Project Should Really Be
What the First Conversation About a Project Should Really Be By Demian Entrekin There is one conversation I would like to change permanently. It’s the first conversation. All too often the first conversation about...
Who Is an Experienced Project Manager?
Who Is an Experienced Project Manager? By Mariusz Zielinski An experienced Project Manager is someone who: should never be surprised, but s/he usually is… (otherwise the job is extremely boring) should never complain no...
Do Project Managers Need to Know Content?
Do Project Managers Need to Know Content? By Kerry Wills There is a common viewpoint that Project Management skills are transferable across industries, companies and types of work. I do subscribe to this belief...
The Multiple Definitions of the Project Charter
The Multiple Definitions of the Project Charter By Gilbert Babin The PMBOK states “A project charter is a document that formally authorizes a project.” It also adds “It provides the project manager with the...
The 100 Year Project
The 100 Year Project By John Mehrmann Imagine what you could accomplish if you were given 100 years to complete any project of your choosing. How would you approach your project management and your...
The 8 Dimensions of Project Management
The 8 Dimensions of Project Management By Tomer Sagi I’ve been thinking about this concept for a while now and decided to put it together in a diagram and see if it works. I...
What Can Project Managers Learn from the Movies?
What Can Project Managers Learn from the Movies? By Mel Bost If you are reading this entry, chances are you are a project manager, a project team member, or someone who is interested in...
Project Management ROI
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...
Projects Fail Because Project Managers Are Doing the Wrong Project
Projects Fail Because Project Managers Are Doing the Wrong Project By John Gough It is all a bit much ranting and raving about the state of project management, without offering solutions. Too many project...
