The purpose of the staffing plan is to make sure the project has sufficient resources with the right skills to ensure a successful project completion. …
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Sometimes it is necessary to seek assistance from a third party to help resolve a dispute. The third party, or moderator, should be neutral, impartial,…
Create a Flexibility Matrix to summarize the relative importance of Time, Scope, Resources, Cost, and Quality for your project. Identify which aspect is most crucial…
Do you plan for travel time and travel expenses when bidding, proposing, or planning projects? If not, you should and here is why. Let’s say…
Negotiation is a practiced art, but sometimes your best efforts will not be enough, and you should be prepared to walk away from the negotiation…
Authors Thamhain and Wilmon presented 9 ways to influence project teams in their book, Information Technology Project Management, Fourth Edition. Here’s a brief summary: Authority…
Change is the one constant in every project, and it comes from all directions, both internal and external to the project. If you are like…
Managing projects is no easy task. Project managers are constantly juggling multiple moving parts, dealing with unpredictable challenges, and ensuring that their team stays on…
Archiving project files and data is a crucial task to close a project. The specific items to archive will depend on the project and organization,…
Sometimes it seems like project management is like waging war and it takes a tremendous amount of planning if you are going to win the…