Is project management software necessary? Does your project really need project management software? Can you only depend on using Excel as a project management tool and deliver effectively? We’ll answer these questions and more when we discuss what are your options for project management without software are, how it’s done, why it’s done, the pros […]
The Achilles’ Heel of project management is time. Every project can succeed when time is not a factor, right? But there is always a delivery date, milestones, and hard deadlines to meet. Project time management is a key component of successful project management. Without it, a project will drift, hit delays, and eventually collapse. What […]
Everyone wants to succeed. Project managers build project plans with success in mind. How do you know if your project is succeeding? Without the right project management metrics, your best assessment is little more than a guess. Some project management metrics are obvious, while others are not at all. Everyone can understand that “on time” […]
Improvisation is not a skill that comes to mind when discussing project management. When disaster strikes, though, project managers who can improvise will weather the storm far better than those who can’t. What kind of improvisation is important for a project manager? And how do you develop it? Let’s start with a small example. As […]
Project managers dread presenting project progress to management, and for good reason. It’s hard to give a simple overview of something so complex! How do you present project progress to management? Follow these simple guidelines, and you can turn the dreaded project progress report into a showcase of your success. Know Your Audience You […]