Starting a new project can be a daunting task, especially when you are new to project management. Many project management methodologies concentrates very much on theory, without providing actual practical examples of how to implement the learnt methodology. In order to ensure project success when starting a new project, there are 8 golden rules to […]
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How To Create A Project Charter
The purpose of a Project Charter is to document the vision, objectives, scope, deliverables, organization and the implementation plan. It is important to set the direction and ensure that you obtain the buy in from all the stakeholders. The project charter will also help with managing the project scope. To create a project charter, you […]
What Is The Role Of A Project Manager?
Do you as a project manager know exactly what your role is on a project? Is it currently the role of a project administrator? The role of a project manager is to deliver a project on time, within budget and to the agreed specifications. This implies that as a project manager you need to upfront […]
Easing the Pain of Implement Project Management Standards
Are you running projects haphazardly without any formal standards? Have you previously tried to implement project standards, but have failed dismally? Then you are not alone, this happens to every project manager, but if you take the medication prescribed below, I am sure your pain will go away very quickly. Project standards are a set […]
10 Hot Tips for Ensuring Project Success
It has been said that nearly 80% of all projects either fail completely or never get to completion. This is a very big statement to make, but I have found that if you stick to the 10 tips given below, you will most definitely always deliver a quality project, on time and within budget. 1. […]
5 Easy Steps to Plan Your Projects
To ensure that you have a crystal clear project plan for every project, you must always take the following 5 steps to have a properly planned project. These steps are: Setting the project direction, identify all the tasks to be done, create the inter dependencies between relevant tasks, assign the resources and finally managing the […]
10 Practical Strategies For Project Managers
I’ve listed these in the order I think is most important. You should rate them for yourself. Take some time to reflect on each. Add any you think I am missing, and throw out any you disagree with. Only you know what works in your particular environment. 1. Access to Information Accurate information about the […]
Effective And Efficient Project Management Solution
Project management refers to a properly planned and organized approach to complete any assignment successfully. In order to better understand what project management solution does, we should clearly define the project first. It is a onetime unique endeavour, which is carefully planned to achieve a goal successfully. It is a collaborative effort, within a team […]
Building Project Management Templates for Your Project
Developing the right project management tools to manage project performance is the first step to project structure and success. Unfortunately most companies do not start out with sophisticated and expensive project management software but rather start with a collection of home grown templates usually in MS Excel and Word format. Where do you start? Look […]
How to Use Your Project Plan Template to Eliminate Feeling Overwhelmed
Often when working on their businesses or in their jobs, people have so many responsibilities and tasks that pile up quickly. While this situation can be considered a sign of success, it can easily lead to a sense of overwhelm, deterioration in the quality of work in the form of sloppy or shoddy performance, and […]