A sad reality of projects is that they’re often born amid high hopes and expectations and die in frustration and disappointment. Your project plans represent visions that you believe will... read more →
No matter how carefully you plan, occurrences you hadn’t anticipated will most likely happen during your project. Perhaps an activity turns out to be more involved than you figured, client... read more →
Our first step toward a successful project is to develop a plan to produce the desired results on time and within budget. If your project lasts a relatively short time... read more →
TaskBeat is an integrated process management application that allows prioritising and reporting statuses of each key work item within the business. TaskBeat provides excellent tool for managers for spotting key... read more →
It’s one of the key success factors for projects—completing the project within budget. Yet, for many project managers, especially those managing internal projects, it’s the success factor they have the... read more →
Conducting a Post-Project Evaluation Lay the groundwork for repeating good practices and experiences and avoiding the same mistakes in the future by conducting a post-project evaluation. A post-project evaluation is... read more →
All projects begin with an idea. Perhaps your organization’s client identifies a need, or maybe your boss thinks of a new market to explore, or maybe you think of a... read more →
Historically, the performance rules in traditional organizations were simple: Your boss made assignments; you carried them out. Questioning your assignments was a sign of insubordination or incompetence. As organizations continue... read more →
Regularly monitoring your project’s schedule performance can provide early indications of possible activity-coordination problems, resource conflicts, and cost overruns that may occur in the future. The following sections show you... read more →
It’s funny really. The one activity that the common person associates with project management is planning, and the main output from this planning effort is a schedule. Yet, it is... read more →