Tip of the Week: When planning a project, it is very important to identify the project’s stakeholders, the level of interest and involvement in the project. Some tools can help in identifying such as a rating scale, an influence diagram
Tip of the Week: Don’t be afraid to communicate bad news! All projects will run into issues. Successful project managers disclose the problems promptly and honestly. When presenting bad news, also present options for overcoming it. Click here for more
Tip of the Week: At the end of a project, it is important to collect and document lessons learned; go over the good and bad things that occurred during the duration of the project, and implement approved process improvement activities.
Tip of the Week: 1. Steps to prepare and facilitate a meeting a) Include Agenda and attach any related documents for review when sending out invite. Agenda should include clear goal to be addressed during the meeting, b) Track responses
Tip of the Week: The industry is buzzing with the term “accidental project manager.” If you find yourself managing budget, scope, and schedule in addition to the technical aspects of the project, you just might be an accidental project manager.
Tip of the Week: Scope Management: Projects have a beginning, middle, and end. Make sure the criteria for the end is well defined. Additional criteria must be controlled. Otherwise it can “creep” into the project. Click here for more tips.
In Microsoft Project, selecting that a task is effort driven means the total task work will remain the same if you add or remove resources (units). If you add a resource, the total amount of work effort will be spread
Tip of the Week: Meeting facilitation: Decide ahead of time who is facilitating the meeting. As a facilitator, make sure actions and decisions are being documented. Don’t let side conversations happen. Don’t let off-topic discussions take over the meeting. Offer
Tip of the Week: In Microsoft Project, the % Complete field really means % task duration complete. You can expose the % Work Complete field for your project, and update the remaining hours of work and let Project adjust the
Tip of the Week: Communication: When presenting schedules, know your audience. Not all audiences are the same. Ask yourself should a high level schedule be presented, or detailed IMS, or something in between. Setting up templates to quickly present the
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NAICS Codes: 541611, 541330, 541511, 541512 ,541519, 541613, 541614, 541618, 541990, 561990, 611420, 611430, 813910, 813920
