Project management

Una forte cultura aziendale modella i processi decisionali di un’organizzazione, guida le azioni e il comportamento individuale di tutti i dipendenti. Nella sua forma generale, la cultura aziendale comprende credenze, norme, valori, atteggiamenti condivisi che permeano tutte le parti dell’organizzazione. CONTENUTI Cos’è la cultura aziendale? Cosa significa questo per il project manager? La cultura aziendale … Continue reading "Corporate culture as benchmark for a project manager"

To understand what timeboxing is, it is imperative to think about it and consider a regular working day. What is the standard approach when you have a list of things to do? CONTENTS What exactly is timeboxing? What makes timeboxing effective? What are the advantages of timeboxing? How hard is it to implement Timeboxing? Most … Continue reading "Timeboxing technology: pros and cons"

FMEA methodology was created to solve a primary need of every company. The Brand, the reputation and even the survival of a company pass through the quality of its products and the relationship with its customers. Nobody wants a defective product and defects are expensive, frustrating and harmful to the reputation of an organization. The … Continue reading "FMEA methodology"

All over the world, schools of all grades and kindergarten have shut their doors in an attempt to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. CONTENTS 1. Create the program of the day, also for the children 2. Communicate, even more than necessary 3. Establish limits with children 4. Take breaks 5. Schedule shifts with … Continue reading "5 tips for dealing with children when working from home during Coronavirus"

Many employees will be working from home for the first time because of the pandemic we are currently facing. Many companies around the world have, in fact, implemented remote working in a near mandatory way. These employees will therefore have to face the challenge of remaining active and productive in a new environment to which … Continue reading "How to manage your time working from home"

Defining the project perimeter, also called the scope of a project, is a challenge that project managers always meet when they first work on a new project. Project scope is the part of project planning that involves determining and documenting a list of specific project objectives, end results, features, duties, tasks, deadlines, and costs. CONTENTS … Continue reading "Project perimeter"

What is a project Framework? Let’s try to learn it together. A strong reason why project management is increasing in virtually all sectors is because the world economy has become project-focused. CONTENTS The six stages of the Project Framework Project framework 1. Initiation phase Project framework 2. Planning phase Project framework 3. Execution phase Project … Continue reading "Project management framework"

Negotiating skills for a project manager are crucial and improving them will set the foundation for a successful project. CONTENTS What is the negotiation in a project Why negotiation is important for project managers Improving project manager’s negotiating skills 1. Improving negotiating skills: Practice 2. Improving negotiating skills: Preparation 3. Improving negotiating skills: Manage your … Continue reading "The importance of negotiations in projects"

Project information flows are crucial to the Project Manager. CONTENTS What happens to the information? Interaction between people and documents as a key element for the Information Flow The “Big Four” of interactions and communication Project information flows: Values, mental models and decision-making process Project information flows: complex cases Also due to new design methods, … Continue reading "Project information flows"

Analog and parametric estimation is what we will discuss today, partly to continue the discussion started in the last article about how to estimate the resources of a project. Project estimation is a key aspect of project management and analogical and parametric estimation techniques are the most commonly used methods. CONTENTS Analog Estimation Parametric Estimation … Continue reading "Analog and parametric estimation: differences in calculation for time and cost of a project"

Working on projects and more in detail project management is not an impractical science, even if some people see it that way. In fact, project work is a set of tools and practices, a kind of roadmap, which allows managers to lead a project from point A to point B and to do it efficiently … Continue reading "Project work: a method that pays off"

Project Management is a series of activities that allow, in coordination with each other, to successfully implement certain projects. CONTENTS The first fundamental of Project Management: the people The second fundamental of Project Management: the process The third fundamental of Project Management: the tecnology Many organizations struggle, however, to understand how to control the success … Continue reading "Project management: fundamentals and tools"

What is the matrix system for risk evaluation and why should we talk about it? Well, it’s pretty simple. In today’s era of changing market trends, risks are unavoidable. Whether it’s a start-up or a multinational company, in the end everyone faces risks that require the utmost dedication. Every time you start a new business, … Continue reading "The matrix system for risk evaluation"

This article provides an overview of the most important conferences and events planned for 2020 in Europe. CONTENTS Project management events outside Italy PMO Conference 2020 – London APM Project Management Conference – Edinburgh, London, Manchester Passion for Projects Congress 2020 – Malmö Portfolio and Project Management Summit – Berlin Agile-Lean Ireland – Dublin SME® … Continue reading "Project Management events and conferences in 2020: European overview"

Estimating the effort and costs of a project is, for some project managers, one of the most difficult aspects of project management. CONTENTS Estimation methods for project effort and costs Estimate dangers Planning Game: an estimation method The Planning Game to overcome the risks of estimating the effort: conclusions To prepare an accurate and complete … Continue reading "The Planning Game to overcome the risks of estimation of the effort and costs of a project"