Twproject is out with a small new release including some bug fixes and a new interesting feature. Twproject 6.5.65011 includes a new bar that can be activated on your Gantt showing task progress over time. You can pick a date, or more than one and see the progress status of your task at that specific … Continue reading “New Twproject Release 6.5.65011 – Project progress check bars on Gantt”

The project killers are always around the corner. What we can do as a project manager is to understand when we are not working in the most effective way on a project with our team. CONTENT INDEX Project Killer n°1: Unrealistic deadlines Project Killer n°2: Scope Creep Project Killer n°3: Wrong information Project Killer n°4: … Continue reading “Project Killer: the 6 main reasons for the failure of a project”

Negotiation skills for a project manager are absolutely essential and refining them will make it possible to lay the foundations for a successful project. CONTENT INDEX Why negotiation is important for project managers How a project manager can improve his negotiation skills 5 tips to improve and develop negotiation skills: Practice 5 tips to improve … Continue reading “Negotiation skills and their importance for a Project Manager”

When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), it is not possible today to pretend nothing has happened. We cannot ignore how this technology will play a decisive role also in project management in the coming years. TABLE OF CONTENTS What is artificial intelligence in project management? Three ways in which artificial intelligence can improve project … Continue reading “Can artificial intelligence replace the project manager?”

In the Scrum world, it is rare that complete and detailed descriptions of how each individual activity should be carried out in a project are provided. Much of this is left in the hands of the project team. This is because the team will know better how to solve the problems that arise, since it … Continue reading “Scrum: A method to make the team work in unison”

What are the most important skills and abilities for a project manager to be successful? Being good at telling others what to do is not enough and not exactly right for a successful project manager. Instead, lead and inspire the team, this is another story. TABLE OF CONTENTS Inspire a shared vision Good communication Integrity … Continue reading “Abilities and skills of a successful project manager”

Collaboration during a project is a method by which teams and project managers plan, coordinate, and monitor the project on which they are working. In practice, the entire success of managing a project is based on group collaboration. INDICE DEI CONTENUTI The importance of collaboration Collaboration and Project Management What are the advantages of collaboration … Continue reading “Collaboration with the team: The advantages for the PM”

The rolling wave technique is a method that allows the project manager to plan a project while it is taking place. In short, this technique requires iterative planning. TABLE OF CONTENTS An example of rolling wave When to apply the rolling wave method The advantages of the rolling wave method The steps of the rolling … Continue reading “The rolling wave in project management”

Complex projects represent a great undertaking for a Project Manager. TABLE OF CONTETNS What makes a project complex? The essential skills needed to manage complex projects Competence and Leadership to manage complex projects Manage complex projects: Document regularly Managing complex projects: Continuously clarify goals Managing complex projects: Make everything more visible Managing complex projects: Be … Continue reading “The management of complex projects”

The RAM matrix is used by project managers to assign responsibilities or to identify the role of the various members of a project team. TABLE OF CONTENTS The RAM matrix 7 steps to complete the RAM matrix Responsibility assignment matrix and complex projects RAM Matrix: Graph Hierarchy RAM Matrix: Involvement and feedback RAM Matrix: Written … Continue reading “Assign responsibilities. The RAM matrix”

Getting feedback from the project team is one of the things that seem most obvious for a project manager, but that can be very difficult. It is a task of the project manager to support and challenge the team, so that together they can achieve the expected results. TABLE OF CONTENTS Exit interviews and feedback … Continue reading “How and why to get feedback from the project team”

The Scope Statement is a document that is extremely important for the success of a project. The project manager will develop the scope statement by processing the project start-up document (or project charter) produced by the project sponsor. TABLE OF CONTENTS Saving a project with the scope statement What is it and why the scope statement … Continue reading “The Scope Statement and its importance for the Project Manager”