Project Management in these Economic Times
We’re living in some of the worst economic times in 60-70 years. Businesses are closing.
We’re living in some of the worst economic times in 60-70 years. Businesses are closing.
Despite Lean Six Sigma being around for over twenty years now, it is remarkable that a significant number of companies and individuals still don’t really know what it is. Oh, they’ve heard of it, and may even have been involved in it, but when it comes to defining it or reaping the huge benefits it can offer, then far too many are still in the dark.
The myths surrounding the compatibility of CMMI and Agile have recently been debunked by SEI. Learn how these seemingly opposing strategies can be paired to foster dramatic improvements in business performance! Despite the perception that CMMI best practices and Agile development methods are at odds with each other, new research suggests just the opposite train of thought.
By incrementally capturing 20-20 hindsight (lessons learned) and turning that hindsight into 20-20 foresight (best practices), you will achieve far greater long-term success than if you simply ignore or forget what occurred once a project ends. This approach can greatly reduce the negative effects of attrition on a company’s intellectual assets when people leave because they quit, retire, are laid off, or were temporary workers to begin with.
The PMToolbox’s Project Management Templates section provides practical templates, project management forms, checklists, worksheets, and guidelines toproject managers and teams.
PMToolbox.com is now offering new project management courses in partnership with ProjectManagementCampus.Com.
Using Outlook 2007 you can link to and share much of the information in Sharepoint 2007. This video will show you three ways doing with.
Ramon Thomas interviews Elmar Roberg, president of the Project Management Institute of South Africa, discusses the state of the art of Project Management.
The process of identifying and defining the Configuration Items in a system, recording and reporting the status of Configuration Items and Requests For Change, and verifying the completeness and correctness of Configuration Items.
A survey of IT experts revealed 43 percent of their organisations had recently killed an IT project. The study, conducted by ISACA, an independent IT governance group, highlighted the top 5 reasons these organisations named for terminating projects prior to completion.
A project plan is more than just a Gantt chart, but do you know what you must have in your plan?
With a myriad of options to choose from, it’s no wonder choosing a project management tool has become such a daunting task. Learn how to find the right solution for your business here! As you well know, there are a myriad of software products on the market today. The applications, themselves, range from freeware to multi-faceted programs with service contracts that can cost in the tens of thousands of dollars.