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Six Trends in Store for Project Management (Part 3)
Trends It’s exciting to think about what global trends and technological changes are out there and how they will...
Preventing Scope Creep from Ruining Your Projects
Photo by Startup Stock Photos from Pexels Preventing Scope Creep from Ruining Your Projects Keeping project scope in...
Making Projects Successful in an Uncertain World
Making Projects Successful in an Uncertain World As the Project Manager, you guide your team in planning and executing...
Communication – The Formula for Success
The formula for determining the number of communication channels involved in a project is more than an academic exercise used in exam questions. It can have real-world implications for communications management processes a project manager needs to use.
Validate Critical Data
“Validate Critical Data”. I don’t remember what wise mentor I learned this from but it is one of those sayings that...
Six Tips to Better Estimates
Estimation Estimation is part of our everyday experience, we do it without even thinking much about it. When...
Earned Value – What is it?
Earned Value Earned value (EV) is one of the most sophisticated and accurate methods for measuring and controlling...
Project Management Confidence
Project Management Confidence If you have been a project manager for any length of time, your confidence has probably...
Love Learning on Your Own Terms
Yes, I admit it, I love learning. I'm an avid reader and I enjoy both in class and virtual learning experiences but I...
Are You Striving to be a Better Project Manager?
Seven Helpful Tips Let's face it, we all want to be the best that we can be. But, sometimes we need to take a breath...
Hold a GREAT Meeting
Ask most people to describe meetings at work, and they will probably say “boring,” or “worthless.” But, holding a...
Personal Time Management
Personal Time Management is a subset of project time management, but an important topic for project managers where...
Elusive Time Management…
Time Management How do we effectively use the minutes, hours and days available to accomplish our goals in the most...
Unavailable Stakeholder
Help Penny with solutions to this common project management situation
Building a Better WBS
Building a better what? The WBS - work breakdown structure is an incredibly powerful tool in the Project Manager's...