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What to do if your Project Runs Late?
Categories: Project Management ArticlesLearn more: What to do if your Project Runs Late?Despite your best laid plans and well thought out project timeline your project is forecast to run late. Scenario: The project is forecast to run late. In a good project timeline you will have key milestones, which should be used to track the project’s progress. By having interim deliverables due, a project manager can determine…
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Learning Through Project Implementation s
Categories: Project Management ArticlesLearn more: Learning Through Project Implementation sA project post implementation review (PIR) allows time to consider the effectiveness of a project. A PIR is an important tool to improve your project management skills. By considering what worked and what didn’t during the project you can improve your methods for next time. The PIR process can be very formal in some organisations…
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Developing or Verifying a Project Plan
Categories: Project Management ArticlesLearn more: Developing or Verifying a Project PlanA project plan is a critical document for the project manager to be able to successfully deliver a project. A project plan is like having a map, itinerary and budget for a trip away. For a small trip, or project, like going to the corner store this may all be in your head. However for…
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How to effectively participate in meetings
Categories: Project Management ArticlesLearn more: How to effectively participate in meetingsIt’s true that meetings are often called to provide the perception that a project is progressing and the attendees leave the meeting feeling that nothing was resolved on or progressed. A project manager’s key role is to facilitate work, either your own on a small project, or that done by other people. To be a…
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The Top 10 Qualities of a Project Manager
Categories: Project Management ArticlesLearn more: The Top 10 Qualities of a Project ManagerA project is generally defined as a “temporary endeavour with a defined beginning and end “. A project manager has the responsibility of delivery projects. A successful project generally involves completing the project to scope, time and budget. An effective project manager should have: Organisational Ability ‚Äì for those that are described as “not being…