Project Management Articles
Article Source: Project SmartThe Word on Risk The language found in any literature dealing with risk management can bewilder anyone not familiar with the jargon. Acronyms that mean different things to different groups, terms that have one definition in the dictionary and another in the risk management glossary are some of the sources of confusion. This article attempts to help de-mystify risk management for the project managers. Read article |
Management Consultants and PMO Failures Having worked in the (Middle East-North Africa) MENA region for a number of years, it is quite disheartening to encounter PMOs that suffer from acute identity crisis and are locked in endless battles with other departments to prove their worth. What is interesting to discover however, is the usual culprit behind PMO failures, the lack of executive support, is not the primary cause. Read article |
Too Tired to Care? Regain Your Perspective With 5 Proven Practices Kimberly Wiefling's story of her journey from "too tried to care" to a better balance in life by adopting five common sense practices that have helped her regain her perspective, reduce stress, and optimise the results she gets from time invested in her work. Make some changes for the better before you're carried out on a stretcher! Read article |
20 Questions All Project Managers Should Ask One of the many skills required of a project manager is the ability to ask searching questions and persevere until a clear answer is obtained. Many of the pitfalls in projects could be avoided if questions were articulated fully and if the answers were given clearly and in detail. Read article |
Who is the Project Manager? A project manager's prime task is managing a project to success. The products of the project need to be picked up by the line organisation, and if this involves change in the organisation or ways of working, the changes must be made to 'stick'. By ensuring that the responsibilities for project management and business change are well assigned in a project there is an increased chance of success. Read article |
How Accurate is Your Actual vs. Planned Time and Costs? With cost and efficiency dominating the corporate agenda in today's constrained operating environment, the ability to compare and contrast planned versus actual time and costs provides professional services firms with greater visibility and tighter control of performance in billable markets where time is money. Read article |