The Power of “I Told You So”
The Power of “I Told You So” By Thomas Cutting It is a wonderful feeling to be right, especially when you prove someone else wrong. Unfortunately, as project managers most of what we predict...
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How Important Are Project Objectives?
How Important Are Project Objectives? By Keith Mathis – PM Expert Live Objectives must support the project goal’s mission. Interviews set the tone for what is coming down the pipeline with your project. You...
Make Sure Your Project Goals are SMART
Make Sure Your Project Goals are SMART By David Carr Previously I talked (typed) about minimising your project documentation so that you can focus your efforts on real communications with your customer and your...
Ransomed Projects
Ransomed Projects By Thomas Cutting It’s the week before go-live on a major initiative. Tests indicate that all requirements have been met, input feeds are working properly and output is as expected. Unfortunately there...
Stakeholders
Stakeholders By JISC infoNet A major issue for an organisation of our type is who to involve in any project. This may be glossed over in many commercial approaches on the assumption that it...
Don’t Wait for 20 Years! (Part I)
Don’t Wait for 20 Years! (Part I) (#1 in the series Don’t Wait for 20 Years!) By Ray W. Frohnhoefer There is absolutely no reason to wait 20 years as I did to get...
Project Management: Make it Happen
Project Management: Make it Happen (#3 in the series Small Business Project Management: Turning Great Ideas into Reality) By Jeri Merrell Make it Happen is article 3 of 4 in a series on Small...
Managing the Thing: Acceptance Management
Managing the Thing: Acceptance Management (#5 in the series Managing the Thing) By Thomas Cutting The third leg in our attempt to manage The Thing is Acceptance Management. The purpose of Acceptance Management is...
Project Management – Invitation to Tender
Project Management – Invitation to Tender (#13 in the series Project Management Guide) By Lasa Information Systems Team A template for an Invitation to tender document Background to the Project Short section, no longer...
Project Management – Product Description
Project Management – Product Description (#12 in the series Project Management Guide) By Lasa Information Systems Team While the Project Definition Document provides an overview of the project, it is necessary to go into...
