Project Human Resource Management According to the PMBOK
With most projects, success can ultimately be attributed to the project team. Using the right people for the job and managing them well can be one of the biggest skills of a project manager. You can't put a value on knowing your project team is going to get the job....
Guide to Developing the Project Activity List
If there is only one foundational part of project management, it would have to be breaking down the project into manageable parts. Those parts are called phases and tasks. Everything else is built upon that foundation, so it should not be taken lightly. Although it seems trivial, it is one....
Project Integration Management According to the PMBOK
Unlike most of the project management knowledge areas, which deal with a specific area of expertise of the project manager, the Project Integration Management knowledge area is something of a catch-all, containing many of the everyday actions of a project manager. It is the glue that holds the project together.....
Project Quality Control Basics
A single poor quality deliverable can create not only a problem with the customer, but an internal cycle of low performance whereby an environment is created where project quality is not valued as it should be. Project team members then get into the habit of avoiding the extra effort to....
Tips for Work Breakdown Structures
Project Management is like fixing a car - you must break it down into parts. You won't find the problem if you can't isolate the defective part, and you can't fix the problem if the defective part is not separated from the main engine. A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) represents this division....
Knowing Your Project Stakeholders
A common problem we used to have on many of our projects was with a certain regulatory body. They were very slow, and you never knew how long the project would be delayed before they even began their review. The frustrating thing wasn't even so much when they came back....
Project Management Certification
So you want to be certified as a project manager? Certification has many benefits, such as: Promotion Higher pay Recognition Whatever your reasons for pursuing certification, there are several different types of certification you could choose to achieve your goals. These fall into the following two basic categories: Project Manager.....
Project Risk Checklist
Identifying risks is a central component of project risk management. Risks are identified using various methods and placed into a risk register. The risks are then analyzed and prioritized, and appropriate risk response plans are drawn up. I would like to update this list and keep it current, so if you....
TCPI (Earned Value Analysis)
The To-Complete Performance Index represents the efficiency level, specifically the CPI (Cost Performance Index) that will make the project finish on time. It can be a powerful indicator because it is generally easy to ascertain if your people will be as productive as the indicator tells you. There are two....
Performing a SWOT Analysis
In August 1805, Emperor Napoleon fought what was arguably the most important battle of his military career. In a brilliant display of strategy, he devised a system of matching his strongest soldiers with the enemy's weakest, in a move that students in military colleges still study today as the Ulm....
