Your way into the Project Management World

If you determine that you will not be able to meet the promises you made in the project plan or if a key stakeholder wants you to change the plan - that is, add features or functions to the final deliverable ...

Contrary to common practise , project recovery is not about stopping everything to undertake a review and restructure, rather, it requires the right blend of corrective-action and current focus to maintain momentum, but can only be initiated once it has buy-in from key stakeholders.

I think that accurately estimating IT work is a combination of experience, natural gift, and luck.  With natural gift (think, big picture vision) and experience as being the two biggest factors.  And your estimate can really only be as good as the information you’re basing it on ...

You know the scenario.  You sign up a client, have some initial discussions and are handed some high-level requirements for what it is the client wants you to lead or implement for them.  Now it’s time to meet with the end users ...

When you’re independently consulting as a project manager or other type of project team resource, one of the most frightening terms is ‘downtime’.  Or, equally bad…’non-billable hours’. In this economy, both of those terms can strike fear even into the most confident consultant.

In this post I am going to explain J. LeRoy Ward’s five steps to setting up a competency framework in your organisation, based on my notes from that webinar.

Work motivators that are high on the list of project professionals tend to be intrinsic to the job, such as providing opportunities for advancement and for recognition. How project managers affect motivators? Read in this article.

In this article on missed project deadlines we will start to discuss what causes them and how you can react. Ever had a project with no missed deadlines? Seriously now ... be honest. Let's discuss this matter ...

Rolling out a new solution for a project client requires extreme planning, effort, and coordination throughout the engagement. No project manager or project team member would tell you anything different.