Four Functional Disciplines Needed on All Projects By Ben Snyder, CEO of Systemation All projects have a set of common characteristic by definition: they are temporary endeavors undertaken to create a unique product, service,...
Project Kickoffs Improve Project Performance By Zenkara We were recently asked about why project kickoffs are important – surely people could just read the Project Management Plan and Project Charter. Nice in theory –...
Stakeholders – Personality Types and Tips By Project Manage This As a vender you call them the “Clients,” internally they’re known as the “Stakeholders.” It’s your job as PM to provide these people with...
How to Build ‘What-If’ Scenario Models By David Blumhorst I talk to clients and prospects on a weekly basis about “What-If” analysis; most of the time the conversation revolves around capacity, specifically having enough...
Scrum: Writing Better User Stories By Gordon McMahon Recently we had a planning session where I was asked to explain what made a good User Story, so I thought I’d capture that in a...
Effective Project Management and How to Achieve It By Michelle Symonds There is no doubt that every project requires good management if it is to deliver what the customer is expecting. And deliver it...
Why Projects Succeed: Stakeholder Management Challenges By Roger Kastner In the last article, I outlined some tools and processes for identifying the primary stakeholders’ interests and expectations. This time, let’s discuss what successful Project...
Planning And Management: Dynamic And Interactive By Douglas E. Castle Businesses and individual projects require both planning and management. This seems obvious, but in the shuffle of our real-world in real time, the obvious...
Project Management: Gantt Chart and CPI By Larry Gunter How does a Gantt chart helps communicate project progress? A tracking Gantt chart depicts progress by the amount of time each task takes. This progress...
Commitment Under Pressure By Srinivas Chillara The hidden hobbler of Scrum teams: Pressure One common problem Scrum teams face is in the difficulty of meeting their sprint goals, followed by increasing pressure, which seems...
