The 4C's of an Ideal Project Manager
To be excellent, a project manager should be:
- Communicative - Communication is the artery of any project and info...
Criteria Program versus Project?
I am trying to develop general criteria for determining if a group of projects should stay projects or if there is enoug...
Build Project Support First
An often overlooked fast path to failure of any major project is to not (properly) assess the support for the project be...
Creating Ownership in the Project Team
How can the project manager/director make every member of the project team feel responsible for his mission in the proje...
Agile Project Management Methods
We have to quit using traditional project management methodologies, especially in IT projects. The right way to go is fl...
Project Manager versus Business Analyst
How is the role of a project manager different from business analyst? Is a project manager required to know the business...
Are Project Managers Born or Made?
It is worth considering whether project managers are born or made.
If they are born, there is an assumption that co...
Project Hierarchy Structure
Hello, to close a long discussion between management and my PMO, could you please tell me if a document exists to demons...
Why Project Management? Importance
I think every company needs to constantly change as is currently required to be competitive.
Project management is ...
Cultural Factors in Project Management
While there are volumes of books available on project management, very few discuss how demography, ethnicity and socio-...
Priority: Deliver the Project
Many PM's have become blinded by paperwork and process. Having witnessed time and again large failures in government and...
How to Prepare Project Reviews?
How you prepare your project review report once a projects gets completed? I work in a apparel industry in India and bas...
Leadership in Project Management
I think Rod Chambers is right, leading is the right way in managing a project. If there is a need to stay late, you have...
Project Downsizing Approaches
I have recently been tasked to come up with a proposal from the prime contractor (we are subs) that will significantly c...