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Interesting Characteristics of International project management

Interesting Characteristics of International project management There is some or other difference in the ways in which project management is practices across the world; just few examples – if you are a project manager based in United Kingdom, typically you would be more familiar with PRINCE 2®, if you are a project management professional based in US,...CONTINUE READING

Category:Project Management, Project Planning, Project Scope, ZPM

Tag:Agile, Arab project manager, global trends, Israel, Japanese, PMP, Prince 2, Project Management, waterfall

10 Critical Factors for Successful Delivery of a Project

by Dhan

Revisiting tips for successful delivery of a project. Additional readings about project management, leadership Avoid These 10 Most Common Mistakes That Leads to Project Failure Transition of A Good To Great Project Manager Looking for a robust task management software: Best of Both Worlds: Gantt Chart + Kanban Board? Project Management Tool for Software/...CONTINUE READING

Category:Project Management, Project Planning, Project Scope, Risk Management

Tag:budget, Project Management, project schedule, scope

Three Ways to Steer Your Project through Troubled Waters

by Dhan

Project managers often face an uphill battle when it comes to leading the team and getting a project completed on time, on budget and within scope. Communication issues, personal bias, and the desire to “fix it all” can invade a team, stopping a project in its tracks before anyone realizes there is an issue. Part...CONTINUE READING

Category:Project Management, Project Scope

Tag:deal with project issues, Project Communication, project issues, project management challenges, project scope

How do you deal with risk while making decision?

by Dhan

In the previous post – Decision Making – Group & Individual perspective (Part-I), we looked at academic models which attempts to explain how decision making takes place in an organization. In this post, lets see what are risk perspective when decision makers make decisions. Managing project involves lot of trade-offs thus instances of decision making....CONTINUE READING

Category:Project Management, Project Planning, Project Scope, Risk Management

Tag:decision maker, decision making, escalation of commitment, Project Management, risk appetite, risk averse, risk management, risk taker

Project Scope Management: Project Scope Monitoring, Control

by Dhan

Project Scope Management: Project Scope Monitoring, Verification and Control In the previous post of project scope management we looked at how project scope is defined. In this post, lets see importance of project scope verification and how to manage changes in project scope. Project Scope Verification Even though you may define project scope, it is critical...CONTINUE READING

Category:Project Management, Project Planning, Project Scope

Tag:cost, Project Management, project scope control, project scope verification, resource, scope creep, time

Project Scope Definition and Management – (Part-II)

by Dhan

In the previous post of “project scope management” we briefly introduced the concept of project scope, importance of well defined scope and how project scope gets shaped up during project initiation process. In this post, we are going to understand how step-by-step project scope identification and definition can happen. Project Scope Definition Once you have...CONTINUE READING

Category:Project Management, Project Planning, Project Scope

Tag:cost, define project scope, project initiation, Project Management, project risk, project scope, resource, time, work breakdown structure, ZilicusPM

Project Scope Management – (Part-I)

by Dhan

Introduction: Project Scope Management Once targets are set, the budget, deliverable, timeline, resources are identified; almost all projects are kicked off in enthusiasm. As they progress, realities kick in. If we look at the available statistics e.g. CHAOS report published by Standish Group in 2009, says 24% of projects failed to complete & 52%...CONTINUE READING

Category:Project Management, Project Scope

Tag:define project scope, project cost, project initiation, Project Management, project resources, project risks, project scope, time, work breakdown structure

Project Management – Managing Project Scope (Part -I)

by Dhan

Project Management – Effectively Managing Project Scope (Part -I) You are returning from a meeting you just had with your projects sponsor & you are sure that what project sponsor is asking now, was never agreed. You tried making your point yet project sponsor did not agree. You realize that even if at some point...CONTINUE READING

Category:Project Management, Project Scope

Tag:cost overrun, Project Management, Project Planning, project scope, scope creep

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