Project management

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"

Shared leadership in project management may not seem like a convenient solution; however, it is not. Let’s see together in this article what benefits could be gained from shared leadership and what are the best techniques to achieve it. CONTENT What is shared leadership exactly? Why implement shared leadership What is the ideal moment to implement shared leadership? … Continue reading "Shared Leadership in Project Management: benefits and techniques for developing it"

We often hear a lot about the gig economy, but what is it really and how much can project management be involved? The work and commercial market scenario has changed dramatically in recent decades. We live in an age in which the economy rewards companies that interrupt and innovate the old ways of creating new … Continue reading "Gig economy in project management"

Innovation has become a key expertise and is essential for success in a rapidly changing strategic environment. In a way, if we think about it properly, every project, even if it looks like a duplicate, is undertaken for the first time. CONTENTS The role of the innovation in project management Project management: traditional models vs. … Continue reading "Innovation Scouting & Project Management: how to understand what innovations are required in project management"