EDITOR'S PICK Project Management Corporate Governance Knowledge for Project Professionals:... This is the first of a series of three articles written by Taka Sande and Carel Van Zyl, both Project Management Professionals at the PMI South Africa Chapter. In this article they speak about the project management skills that are demanded by... By Taka Sande & Carel van Zyl 18 Mar 2020
Productivity 3 Easy Tips for a More Productive Day We all have the same number of hours in the day. It’s what you do with them that matters. When you focus on how you are working, instead of simply on the tasks you are doing, you can build your productivity and get to the end of the day... By Elizabeth Harrin20 Jan 2020
Productivity 5 External Factors that can Impact the Performance... As a project manager, one of your most important concerns will be how to guide your team to achieve set goals. To achieve those goals, you’ll be expected to demonstrate strong leadership skills, carefully manage the dynamics of your team,... By Bryan Christiansen08 Dec 2019
Productivity 5 Time Management Strategies to Improve Your Work... When it comes to project management, time management plays a crucial role in helping teams accomplish more in a shorter period of time. Time management leads to improved productivity and less stress, as you execute and manage your day and attain... By Brandi Marcene08 Dec 2019
Productivity 5 Ways to Smarten Up Your Task List A good task list is at the heart of staying organized on your project. Whether it’s a list of To Do actions for you personally at work, or a project task list, here are 5 ways to smarten up how you make and manage your list. By Elizabeth Harrin03 Jun 2019
Productivity 5 Benefits of Assigning Tasks on Your Schedule Often, project managers don’t add resources to their project schedules. If you don’t do a lot of resource reporting from your scheduling tool, it can seem like overkill to add people’s names to the tasks. It’s another step... By Elizabeth Harrin22 Mar 2019
Productivity 4 Ways to Utilize Your 'Free' Time Well 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,... By PMtips15 Mar 2019
Productivity 9 Things to Consider When Integrating New Solution 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. By Anonym15 Mar 2019
Productivity 7 Points Concerning Project Deadlines Deadlines are part of every project. There will be easy deadlines, difficult deadlines, and probably even some ‘never-going-to-make-it’ deadlines on your projects imposed either by you, your customer, executive management, or... By Kristina Gjorgievska14 Mar 2019
EDITOR'S PICK ARTICLES Quigley & Lauck's Expert Column Lean and Projects Lean is an approach to the work that focuses on the value added – or the value the customer receives from the product. A lean approach coupled with a Kaizen (continuous improvement) approach, results in reduced costs of the... By Jon M. Quigley & Steve Lauck23 Mar 2020
EDITOR'S PICK ARTICLES Quigley & Lauck's Expert Column Risk…What can go wrong? Perhaps you have heard the parable of the blind men and the elephant. It is similar for many project management endeavors (probably any collaborative or team effort), from scope discussions to schedule generation. Risk management should start... By Jon M. Quigley & Steve Lauck09 Mar 2020
EDITOR'S PICK ARTICLES Quigley & Lauck's Expert Column Law of Diminishing Returns The law of diminishing returns happens very frequently in project management, product development and likely most business endeavors. We are late, so we add more and more people to the work. This is often referred to as crashing the project, or... By Jon M. Quigley & Steve Lauck24 Feb 2020
EDITOR'S PICK ARTICLES Project Management Corporate Governance Knowledge for Project Professionals: Linking... This is the second of a series of three articles written by Taka Sande and Carel Van Zyl, both Project Management Professionals at the South Africa Chapter. In this article they speak about the PMBOK Guide, the PMI Standard for Portfolio... By Taka Sande & Carel van Zyl25 Mar 2020
EDITOR'S PICK ARTICLES Project Management Corporate Governance Knowledge for Project Professionals:... This is the first of a series of three articles written by Taka Sande and Carel Van Zyl, both Project Management Professionals at the PMI South Africa Chapter. In this article they speak about the project management skills that are demanded by... By Taka Sande & Carel van Zyl18 Mar 2020
EDITOR'S PICK ARTICLES Project Management 5 Ways To Earn Credibility As A Project Manager Credibility. Respect. Trust. These are all things we want as project managers! And you can’t simply ‘get’ them. They have to be earned. So what should you be doing as a matter of course to make sure that you are racking up... By Elizabeth Harrin10 Feb 2020
EDITOR'S PICK ARTICLES Project Management What Project Managers Need to Know About Cybersecurity Business owners aren’t the only ones who should invest in reforming the cybersecurity. Every team member shares the responsibility for data safety, but most importantly, project managers should pay careful attention to security threats and... By Anna Zvada14 Jan 2020
EDITOR'S PICK ARTICLES Project Management 2020 New Year Resolutions for Project Managers As a project manager, it can be rather difficult to entirely separate personal life from the job. Whether you want it or not, your mind is constantly pondering solutions for improving the work process of your team and getting better projects and... By Erika Rykun30 Dec 2019
EDITOR'S PICK ARTICLES Project Planning How to Adapt to Last Minute Project Changes or Hiccups This article discusses productive ways to quickly adapt to last-minute changes or issues during a project phase. Key points include effectively communicating as a leader and utilizing your team when situations become difficult. By Jori Hamilton02 Mar 2020
EDITOR'S PICK ARTICLES Project Planning 3 Types of Tools For Project Task Management One of the questions I get asked a lot is, “How can I stay on top of all my tasks?” When you are managing multiple projects, there are a lot of things to do… and it’s important not to lose sight of where you are with your... By Elizabeth Harrin17 Feb 2020
EDITOR'S PICK ARTICLES Project Planning Use your PM Abilities to Create a Christmas Shopping List Like a Pro Whether you’re shopping for gifts for your team or you are planning a surprise Christmas party for the entire office, this sort of project requires a lot of planning and tough decision-making. Luckily, these are part of your project... By Erika Rykun25 Nov 2019
EDITOR'S PICK ARTICLES Project Planning What is all this “fuss” around plans? Various quotes and phrase have been “aired” over the years about plans, usually quoting, or at least referring to, Dwight Eisenhower and not so well know one from Sir Winston Churchill, that go along the lines Plans are useless,... By Antony della Porta11 Nov 2019
EDITOR'S PICK ARTICLES Project Planning 5 Steps to a Data-driven Construction Project Are you a data-drive project manager? Moreover, are you work in construction? If so, you will like these 5 tips to a data-driven construction project. Read the article. By Anastasios Koutsogiannis29 May 2019