Updated on 31 May 2020 The Project Management stages listed in the typical schedule of works template are: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Control and Closure. While there are a few different schools of thought regarding the phases of project management, this classification developed by the PMI is largely … [Read more...] about Conquer the 5 Project Management Life Cycle Phases
Showing Appreciation for Project Team Effort
I just read an email from a highly regarded project management software vendor about showing Valentine's Day appreciation to project team members with Valentine's Day cards. You've got to be kidding. This is not the 2nd grade, where we all make our Valentine's Day mailboxes for our desks out of shoe boxes decorated in red, pink and white. I couldn't believe what I was reading. … [Read more...] about Showing Appreciation for Project Team Effort
Make Litigation Timelines in PowerPoint
Half my family are attorneys, so how I became a software developer is a bit of an oddity. Regardless, since my focus is on presentation software, it didn’t take long for me to think about trial software and their presentation needs for litigation, mediation or defense. I have been told that timelines are the preferred visual for attorneys and legal teams who need to … [Read more...] about Make Litigation Timelines in PowerPoint
How to Prevent and Solve Project Communication Issues
Proper, effective and efficient communication may be the single most important ingredient to project success. I feel strongly that project communication is the most important part of a PM's daily responsibilities and overall good communication is the responsibility of every stakeholder. Drop the ball on communication, and you might be looking at rework, a missed deadline, … [Read more...] about How to Prevent and Solve Project Communication Issues
How to Communicate Project Status to Clients
Here’s something we don’t often think about when working with an external client. Our client probably has no idea of project-management methodology and they most likely don’t know Prince2 or PMBOK or any of the ambiguous vernacular we project managers use. Things like agile, burn down, critical path, earned value, epics, float, scrum, sprints, variance, and work breakdown may … [Read more...] about How to Communicate Project Status to Clients
