Fundamentals of Range Estimating By William R. Duncan Few project management terms are as misunderstood and misused as “estimate.” In the following paragraphs, we address some common misconceptions about this vital subject. What exactly...
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...
Avoiding Padding Problems when Scheduling Projects By Kuntal Thakore A Project Manager colleague recently transitioned into software industry from hardware manufacturing. He was complaining about the problems he’s been having to come up with...
Learning to Lead in the Project-focused World By Art Petty The rise of “the project” as an important means of competing and creating value has profound implications for those in leadership roles. Unfortunately, in...
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...
An Introduction to Procurement Management in Project Management By Brian Egan – Global Knowledge Project procurement activities are often managed by specialists. By this I mean that the procurement department takes over responsibility for...
Information Distribution in Project Management By Gina Abudi Ensuring that the right people (such as stakeholders, project team members, project sponsors, etc.) get the right information at the right time for project status updates...
Project Managers, Manage Those Expectations! (#2 in the series Brief Tips for Project Managers) By Sondre Bjørnebekk Excuse me for the use of the exclamation mark in the title. I promise not to do...
Six Essential Capabilities for Practicing Project Portfolio Management By Miley W. Merkhofer The basic capabilities you will need to practice PPM are: Capability to collect, store, and access project data. You’ll need to create...
Benefits Realisation Plan – Program Management By The Office of Government Commerce – OGC, UK Purpose of the Benefits Realisation Plan Used to track realisation of benefits across the programme Fitness for Purpose Checklist...
