Top 10 Issues for Project Managers By Robert Kelly For this week’s article, I tapped into a dozen project managers representing approximately 150 years of experience with companies such as HP, IBM, Schering-Plough (now...
The Insanity of It All! By Barry Otterholt You’re a project manager, right? You rationalize what you do as normal, right? No offense to the mentally challenged (I hold that we are all mentally...
Project Management Basics for Freelancers: What We Mean by a “Project”? By Jennifer Kentmere A project: Is a piece of work with a defined beginning and end Has a specific goal or objective Takes...
Work Packages in Project Management By Barney Austen When delivering any piece of project work to a client, an effective project manager will ensure that the project is broken down into smaller pieces. In...
Project Management Professional Examination Tips By John Reiling Project Management is all about planning and organizing precise Project goals carefully to have sure success. The objective of project management, and the important one, is...
The PMP Exam Brain Dump By Cornelius Fichtner, PMP There’s no better catalyst for self realization than taking the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam. I’m kidding you, of course, but there is some truth...
The Color-coded Project Portfolio – Where is the Balance? By Gary Hamilton, Gareth Byatt, and Jeff Hodgkinson Regardless of whether you are a seasoned project manager or you are embarking on your first project,...
Key Roles and Responsibilities in Project Portfolio Management By Miley W. Merkhofer This article identifies key participants as well as their role and responsibilities in Project Portfolio Management. Business Unit/Sponsor Business Units/Sponsors are organizational...
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...
The Successful Project – Is It Just a Myth? By Paul Naybour Many of us will have embarked on a project with a very clear idea of what we want to achieve at the...
