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Project variance analysis is an important technique that allows project teams to constantly compare planned performance with actual project data. This analysis also assists the project manager and the project team in identifying and understanding the deviations in the project performances. TABLE OF CONTENTS The steps of the variance analysis Analysis of deviations in Project…

Being able to manage project meetings is a feature that every successful Project Manager should have. Each project requires periodic meetings where stakeholders meet to discuss goals, assigned tasks, and progress of the project. TABLE OF CONTENTS The phases of a project meeting and how to manage them Managing a project meeting: Things to do…

At the end of any project, a final report must be presented. This means that every project must have an official conclusion. The drafting of the project final report is the moment in which it is officially communicated that the project has come to an end and that the funds and resources will no longer…

The escalation procedures are the ways in which the PM communicates certain changes, with respect to the project forecasts, at the board of directors of the company. The projects can fail for the most disparate reasons, but probably the main one is the failure to correctly monitor the project. Beyond the risk management plan and…

The functional organizational structure is a particular type of organization in which a company can decide to organize itself. The structure of an organization determines how employees, teams, and work responsibilities are organized in order to meet final needs and goals. In a functional organizational structure, the employees are divided into departments characterized by the…

Project Portfolio Management, also known as PPM, is a term used to describe how the – often confused – mix of dependent and connected projects within an organization is managed. Projects are often seen as independent units, but in reality individual projects are rarely isolated. The reality is that the projects within an organization are…

A software that manages projects for the public administration? It is no longer an utopia. The digital revolution is influencing the entire system and it is clear that even the dynamics of running a business have changed significantly, as have those of the public administration. TABLE OF CONTENT The importance of using Project Management software…

Project management in Industry 4.0 is destined to play a key role. In this article we will try to explain why. The concept of Industry 4.0 was born in Germany, in 2011, during the Hannover Fair. This so-called fourth industrial revolution introduces what has been called the “smart factory“. It is a factory where cyber-physical…

Like in the commercial sector, where organizations adapt to the changing needs of the market, even public administrations are forced to adapt public services not only to legislative changes, but also to the perception that citizens have. The “customers of public institutions”, citizens and legal persons, as well as those of commercial activities, in fact…

Every organization works on some basic principles and on a particular structure. Working according to the principles of this particular organizational structure allows the achievement of a common goal, as well as the growth and development of the organization and the employees that are part of it. There are different types of organizational structures and…