An Elegant Way to Get a Stakeholder in Your Corner–From the Start!
A version of this post originally appeared on enterprisersproject.com. You can read the original here. Who knows–maybe all of your projects will go smoothly. No sacrifices will have to be made. You won’t have...
The 5 Ws of Project Management
Just like journalism, successful project management answers five Ws: Who, what, when, why, and with what money. (As you can see, we have changed out “Where” for the much more important business question: budget.)...
Do You Really Need a Project Charter?
A project charter is a project definition document that answers the question “How is the project going to get done?” A good project charter functions as a project management execution plan template. Every project...
How to Define a Project
Project definition is the process of documenting key parameters for a project. A good project definition document answers the following questions: Kinds of Project Definition Documents Different organizations use different names for their definition...
Thinking of Adding a Chief AI or BI Officer? Here’s the role you need first
There has been an emphasis in project-based organizations to create executive leadership around big data and artificial intelligence, and for good reason. But organizations need to make sure they don’t put the cart before...
Resource Management: The Keystone of Project Management and Portfolio Management
Organizations are beginning to recognize the comprehensive power that Resource Management has for addressing how to manage projects and project portfolios. What makes Resource Management so powerful is that it lies at the heart...
How AI Can Unlock the Final Frontier of Project Management
Most opportunities for digital disruption have happened when there is wasted capacity because of a disconnect with demand. How many empty houses were there before AirBnB connected people leaving town with people who wanted...
4 Challenges When Managing the Project Plan and Schedule during Execution
Project execution is where the rubber meets the road. Some organizations even have a dedicated project execution manager for this critical part of the process. For a project manager, the brunt of project execution...