Project Management

Archive for March, 2010

Hard working General Manager James Roberts has decided to move on after seven years at Ryde Ex Services Club. Stalwart club president Brian Privett thanked James for his outstanding contribution over the past seven years and wished him every success in his new job at another organisation.

Are there specific qualities of projects, managers or teams that cause a project to fail? Top project management failures can be blamed on a number of reasons no matter what the methodology utilized. Jean Scheid discusses identifying failure causes and learning from mistakes. Why Do Projects Fail? Top project management experts may say the …

Search for nuclear project management on the Internet and you’ll find firms that manage nuclear projects but what else does this methodology include? New trends show streamlined managers acting as the center or “nucleus” of many projects. Nuclear Management – An Emerging Trend The idea of one manager in charge of many pr…

This article discusses product quality and how project management helps to improve it. Ah…Product Quality Everyone wants the best product for the lowest price. Product quality improvements is one of the biggest reasons new projects are undertaken. The true value of project management is its ability to improve product quality. Quality products wor…

According to project management experts, nearly every kind of project can be handled using one of just seven recognized methodologies. From the extremely simple to the simply extreme, each of these project management techniques will be useful to project managers at all stages of their careers. 1. Traditional Project Management In many situations, t…

By looking at how teams can work more efficiently and by identifying non-essential project elements, project managers can eliminate bottlenecks and improve productivity. Eliminating Waste Some project managers explain the concept of “lean project management” as an offshoot of Six Sigma . Other professionals regard this practice as an adaptation of …

This quick tutorial will introduce you and your company to utilizing the Scrum project management process. Scrum is perhaps one of the simpler project management methods to learn and implement. In this guide, I will show you how to speak the language of Scrum and utilize this valuable management tool for your company Basic Scrum Vocabulary Before b…

Some great inventions, ranging from the internal combustion engine to the World Wide Web to Viagra, have come from the U.K. None of these would have been possible without effective project management. Prince2, another great invention from the U.K., simplifies project management. Introduction PRINCE2 is an acronym for PR ojects IN C ontrolled E nvir…

Your project management process depends on the project management methodology you utilize. This article examines how to develop a workable project management methodology. The importance of a good project management process is based on the methodology used. Not only will a good methodology improve your performance during project implementation, but …