Team Building activities can be an amazing asset for a Project Manager who needs to manage a team. It can be hard to believe that you can have fun at work or with colleagues, but if you had the chance to work with forward-thinking companies you know that this is not only possible, instead it … Continue reading “Team Building activities for team improvement”

The capability of mitigating risks means they can be recognized proactively and addressed by implementing specific mitigation strategies. CONTENT Risk mitigation strategies: Expanding requirements Risk mitigation strategies: Have the right project team Risk mitigation strategies: Risk distribution and/or transfer Risk mitigation strategies: Communicate and listen Risk mitigation strategies: Assess project feasibility Risk mitigation strategies: Run … Continue reading “Risk mitigation strategies in project management”

Project criticalities aren’t really missing and managing them is what a Project Manager should be able to do in complete control. CONTENT Manage project criticalities: Break during project planning process Manage project criticalities: Scope Creep Manage project criticalities: Budget is exceeded Manage project criticalities: Missing or inefficient communication Manage project criticalities: Missing deadlines Manage project … Continue reading “Manage project criticalities”

Project management is a long-standing profession and in the past century it has become a real subject covered by many studies and research. CONTENT Project management transformation in the 21st century Project manager’s role According to classic project management, and too often used nowadays, the success of a project is measured in terms of time, … Continue reading “21st century project management and increased productivity”

A Statement of Work (aka S.O.W.), is one of the most important documents in project management as it outlines everything that must be part of a project. CONTENTS What is a Statement of Work? When is a SOW needed? When should the SOW be drafted? What is included in the Statement of Work? Project management … Continue reading “Statement of Work (S.O.W.): objectives and project work”

Assigning roles and managing project responsibilities is certainly one of the most sensitive things a Project Manager has to deal with. You have to deal with sensitivities and expectations of team members, but at the same time you can’t lose focus on the project objective or business purpose. Successful projects are usually the product of … Continue reading “Managing roles and responsibilities of a project”

Business climate, organizational and individual well-being and employee commitment are related to important organizational results, such as productivity, health and employee commitment. These elements are complementary and mutually influential. Work plays a key role in the health and well-being of employees and it is important to know the negative impact on organizational well-being and, consequently, … Continue reading “Business climate and organizational well-being”

The success of a project is usually calculated with traditional evaluation parameters that only take into account the fact that the project has respected the budget and the programme. Quite often, however, this is not enough. Some organizations consider broader parameters than the traditional ones – cost, planning and operation – and determine the success … Continue reading “Successful projects: evaluation parameters”

Let’s go back to our discussion about the detection and management of project criticalities already started with the previous article. CONTENT Effective criticality management Ways to address criticalities After having addressed the criticality… Warning flags indicating that you’re drifting towards failure 1. There is no project risk 2. Some risks remain unidentified 3. Risk identification … Continue reading “Determine and manage project criticalities and risks (second part)”

The recognition and management of project risks and criticalities is one of the most crucial aspects for the success of a project; however, this issue is easily overlooked. Throughout the life cycle of any project, there will almost always be unforeseen problems, questions and concerns that occur. When these problems appear, the project manager and … Continue reading “Determine and manage project criticalities and risks (part one)”

The project responsibility matrix is a fundamental mainstay not only for the Project Manager but for the entire Project Team. Regardless of the size of the project, in order to prevent problems, task descriptions and role divisions need to be clearly set out. CONTENT What is a project responsibility matrix? Benefits of a project responsibility … Continue reading “Project responsibility matrix”

Measuring the progress of the project, or a simple task, is obviously critical, but why is it so important to use good software to achieve this? It probably happened more than once that the project manager was asked the question “So, are we done?” in relation to a project activity or the project itself. CONTENT … Continue reading “Measuring the state of progress: the importance of a software”