Project management

The emergency plan in a project is like the fire prevention plan for a supermarket. You can’t miss it! Uncertainty is an intrinsic part of all projects. The way in which the Project Manager and his team manage the emergency and the change seriously affects the activities and the very success of the project. All … Continue reading "The emergency plan in project management"

An Agile coach helps organizations with the implementation of the Agile methodology. It helps developing agile teams and facilitates organizational change culture in order to ensure effective results. The goal of an Agile coach is to provide the right knowledge to an agile team. The teams will have to receive the right training and will … Continue reading "Agile coaching: a fundamental approach for new Project Managers"

Successful projects are based on effective communication. This is why a communication plan is so important. The level of quality with which one communicates during the life cycle of a project can make the difference between success and failure. According to the Project Management Institute – PMI, high performance organizations, ie those organizations that have … Continue reading "The communication plan for project management"

Choosing a project management software is never easy, especially if we are talking about specific sectors. The offer of softwares for project management on the market has in fact exploded exponentially in recent years. These programs are specially designed to improve collaboration between team members and the project manager. They offer a variety of functionalities … Continue reading "How to choose a project management software for the third sector"

Projects require many different activities, therefore the organizational structure should not be rigid, but efficient, flexible and possibly innovative. Every organization is structured in some way and this structure is determined by the goals of the organization. The way an organization is structured provides a standard for operating processes and routines. Furthermore, it determines who … Continue reading "Matrix organization and PM"

Closing a project is not like turning off a computer. After having apparently finished a project, there is still a lot to do and, even if it does not seem, many things can go wrong. So much time and effort is made in the planning of a project, but often it is forgotten that the … Continue reading "How to best manage project closure"

Project management can be complicated, especially when different departments have to work together. As more departments work on the same project, it is likely that each of them will use a different methodology to deliver the results. The methodology chosen is the one to which each department is more accustomed or the one with which … Continue reading "Project integration management: how to manage integration in a project"

How are disruptive technologies redefining the Project Manager figure? The third PMI Report addresses exactly this topic. As already highlighted in the previous articles, 1st article and 2nd article, disruptive technologies are revolutionizing entire sectors and entire organizations. In short, they are forcing all organizations to change both what they do and how they do it. … Continue reading "The role of the Project Manager changes with disruptive technologies"

3 Reports to analyze in detail the future of Project Management. 3 reports that the Project Management Institute has just published on the evolution of Project Management taking into consideration the “disruptive” technologies. These reports were presented during the seventh PMO Symposium in Washington CS, where more than 650 project management executives came together to … Continue reading "What future for Project management? New reports and disruptive technologies"

The choice of the right project management methodology is the first step towards success. Project managers can really become a concrete support for organizations by improving the way they implement projects, by choosing the most effective and efficient method and therefore reducing risks. But in order to do so, it is not enough to simply … Continue reading "MAP – Methodology Assessment Process"

Nowadays, applying Project Management to the construction sector is also a must. Construction projects evolve and become more and more structured, here we find many moving parts and heterogeneous resources that have to be managed. Moreover, in every construction project, there are many phases that have to be managed as well, from planning to construction … Continue reading "Construction Project Management"

The so-called classic constraints of the project, ie Fast, Economic and Inherent to the scope, are one of the major challenges of every project manager who must respect these three criteria during each work. Specifically: Time: what is the deadline for delivering the output? Cost: what is the budget available to achieve this result? Scope: … Continue reading "Project constraints"

Project scheduling is one of the main activities of project planning. It is summarized in a document that describes all the work necessary to deliver the project on time and with success. A project, in fact, is composed by many activities and each activity includes a beginning and an end. In the same manner, people … Continue reading "Project scheduling: management and process"

Every time a project begins, there is a need for a project charter. Projects can arise from the most diverse motivations including, for example, changes to company goals, the need to undertake initiatives to achieve existing goals, internal and external environmental factors, customer needs, technological, political or legal changes, regulatory requirements … etc In short, … Continue reading "How to write an excellent Project Charter"

The working class is changing, and with it the working team. For the first time, in Italy there are up to 5 different generations in one company. This means, for organizations, to manage five (generalized) series of expectations, motivations, attitudes, behaviors and communication styles. Managing multigenerational work teams, therefore, begins to be a priority in … Continue reading "Project manager and the Generational Competence"