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
Risk Management Risk – Capacity, Appetite and Tolerance When I started to write this article, I looked at a number of various definitions of Capacity, Appetite and Tolerance used in Risk. There are quite a number of different definitions. It is vital that when one is looking at definitions to agree... By Antony della Porta13 Jan 2020
Risk Management Try to Avoid These 8 Common Mistakes When Estimating 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... By PMtips15 Mar 2019
Risk Management Visualization of Risks and Uncertainties One of the challenges of project risk analysis is creating visualizations that provide relevant information in a format that is easily understood by the intended audience. By PMTips11 Mar 2019
Risk Management How to Review the Project Status In this article, we will look at five key areas of any project that you’ll generally want to track as part of the ongoing project status review process. By Darko Atanasov06 Mar 2019
Risk Management 5 Common Project Risks and What To Do About Them Staring at a blank risk log can be quite daunting! What is going to affect my project and what should I be planning to do about it? Let me help you get started with these 5 common project risks and what to do about them. By PMTips30 Jan 2019
Risk Management Defining Risk Management Risk management is one of those areas where the project manager and the project team can never really know too much or be too confident or be too prepared. By PMTips08 Jan 2019
Risk Management Shareholder Value at Risk is a Key Measure in Major... One of the biggest problems in major change management projects is what could be called a ‘Bermuda Triangle’ communications failure that occurs between Programme Director, Sponsor and CEO. In this article, you will read about tips on... By Bestoutcome Limited19 Mar 2018
Risk Management 10 Tips to Achieve Success at Project Management Project management involves identifying the work, planning, strategizing, and communicating the same with the team and stakeholders. By Sanjay Darji29 Aug 2017
Risk Management Best Alternatives to Microsoft Project Microsoft Project is a pioneer technology for developing a plan, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing the budget, and analyzing workloads. Project Managers often look for alternatives to MS Project for different reasons... By PMTips24 Aug 2017
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