A “to-do list” is a primal yet powerful tool for organizing. We make lists for all occasions. You start as a child with the wish list for Santa Claus. You are growing up and your list becomes a shopping list,  a travel list or a documents list necessary to open a bank account. Even at … Continue reading “ToDo’s become adults?”

Kanban, is a Japanese words which means + or- sign or tag, it is part of a production organization method (called TPS) adopted in the 1950s at Toyota factories. In project management, the use of Kanban has become a real methodology that is perfectly reflected in the principles of the Agile Methodology. The Agile movement … Continue reading “Kanban software for project management”

Ensuring the final outputs of the project, can become challenging for a project manager, especially considering the many moving parts during the life cycle of a project and the many people involved. CONTENT What is a project output? Factors for getting the most out of final project outputs 1. Define outputs 2. Involve stakeholders 3. … Continue reading “Final project outputs: how to get the best out of them”

Often, producing a project initiation document may appear unnecessary when you have already received your client’s approval, completed your planning and secured your resources. CONTENT What is a project initiation document? How to create a project initiation document in 6 steps 1. Provide context 2. Define project parameters 3. Define specifications 4. Define your project … Continue reading “The Project Initiation Document”

The WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) is a “hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work to be carried out by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables”, at least that’s how PMBOK5 defines it.   This approach allows you to scheme-out complex projects starting from a “macro” level and gradually breaking down … Continue reading “Manage projects with WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)”

Quality communication is paramount to managing client requests in your projects. This means: understanding who the client is, what they need from the project, how to set reasonable expectations, and establishing criteria for successful delivery. CONTENT Identify your client Identify your client’s needs Always engage your client Getting client feedback Managing changes by your client … Continue reading “Managing customer requests in projects”

There’s a reason why managing several projects at once is a highly sought-after skill in project management: the sheer thought of dealing with so many important tasks can be an anxiety-inducing experience for many project managers, and even the most skilled professionals can find themselves struggling. CONTENT 5 strategies for managing and monitoring multiple projects … Continue reading “Managing several projects at once”

Sharing project knowledge allows you to manage the project effectively, tracking all the steps, choices made, reasons, changes, and what didn’t work. CONTENT Twproject’s best features for sharing project knowledge 1. Resource management 2. Activity management 3. Planning and scheduling 4. Work time management 5. Documents management 6. Issue management 7. Cost management 8. Enterprise … Continue reading “Knowledge management: sharing project knowledge with Twproject”

PMBOK’s seventh edition in English is due October 15, 2021, and it is a completely unexpected and unorthodox version of previous editions. CONTENT PMBOK®: a short story What are the key aspects that impacted PMBOK’s seventh edition? And what will be the impact of these changes on the PMP and CAPM exams? The origin of … Continue reading “PMBOK seventh edition”

Throughout the decades we’ve had significant technological advances that allow us to approach methods and issues more efficiently, including lead and lag time management. CONTENT What are leads and lags in a project? What is lead time? What is lead time in project management? What is lag? What is a lag in project management? Lead … Continue reading “Lead and Lag time management: Benefits of using a software”

What is project crashing and how to get the best out of it? This is what we will cover in this article. CONTENT What is project crashing? Reasons to choose a project crashing Project crashing best practices Project crashing management steps Actually, there is never enough time to manage a project and that’s why schedules … Continue reading “What is project crashing and how to get the most out of it”

Accountability is important for a project manager, as following a project without accountability is like working without a safety net. CONTENT But what does accountability mean? Setting expectations Accountability philosophy Highlight tasks interconnectedness Follow-up on action items Yes, it is possible to get things done, but these can become disastrous if something or someone is … Continue reading “Accountability: what it is and why it’s important for a Project Manager”