Author: Aakash Gupta

The right plan is half the project battle won. In order to be a successful project manager, you will not only need to account for all ingredients from the get go but also prioritize wisely, choose multiple approaches and set the right expectations. The parameters of the right plan, in addition to helping you reach…

The processes of forecasting, planning, executing and analyzing projects are far more cyclic that you’d like to acknowledge. Think about it. To be able to forecast precisely, you will need accurate data history, and to be able to plan ahead, you need to know current realities well enough. This interdependence therefore must be the foundation…

Project management is here to stay, and with it, the worth of a project manager. Whether you’re an accidental or intentional project manager, there’s no denying the value you bring to the table. In fact, you’re the hero of the day when you score feasible projects and communicate a business proposal that makes your stakeholders…

The need for a Project Portfolio Management tool arises from the fact that project management is a juggling act between communication skills and technical know-how. 72% of Chief Information Officers find it difficult to balance business innovation and operational excellence. Besides, as project competitiveness tends to become a deciding factor for winning new businesses, Project…

Construction projects, owing to their long-term commitments as well as their budget overruns, are easily projects that suffer the most without scientific capacity management. Even if a construction manager is a practitioner of the basics – meticulous data analysis, seamless integration and frequent accounting of new demand, he/she is likely to face hurdles in committing…

Eating multiple small meals throughout the day instead of the customary ‚Äòthree square meals’ is believed to keep metabolism at its peak. Built on a similar principle, agile is an iterative development methodology that divides complicated tasks into smaller chunks so as to bring down development time and keep up the quality. Originally conceived to…