The Waterfalls And Rapids Of IT Projects - Can Project Managers Survive Them?

Even when a good governance structure is in place the structure of an IT project is more important than is often assumed. The structure can make estimating difficult, and make it impossible to deliver whilst retaining the confidence of the management and external stakeholders. Yet the structure is often assumed without proper debate - either with the customer or with the project team. Many organisations and project managers still like to use the so called ‘waterfall’ method of controlling... Read more »

Do You Want To Discover The Truth About Your Projects ?

The different types of project review each have their own characteristics and benefits. For any review however it is important to decide what the overall purpose is, and who should gain what from the output. This step is missed out in many cases and the design of the review is not given sufficient attention. Standard methodologies for carrying out project reviews can be helpful, but must be supplemented by intelligent thought! In the author’s experience a review should consider both the project... Read more »

The Best Way To Create Product Specifications

When a business plan to have a product and decide to outsource the activity the big mistake is not to have a contract in place with the supplier and good product specifications. The product specifications should, or better let’s say, must be an annex to the contract or agreement: black on white! Many people have no or do not want to spend the necessary time to have a good start when outsourcing a task. This is really the most important part of a project, the product development phase. Everything... Read more »

Affiliate Manager And Project Manager

Most of the people who start an affiliate business make the mistake to consider this not as a business but as an income opportunity only. Neglecting the importance of a serious business approach can determine pour results. Affiliate campaigns are really serious activities. You need to manage your activities, for this reason nowadays people are talking about affiliate management. An affiliate program is a project and, as such needs to be managed by a project manager. In the case of affiliate marketing... Read more »

What to Expect From Microsoft Project 2003 Training

A Microsoft Project 2003 training course gives you the skills you need to increase your organization’s efficiency, reduce wasted time and money, and give you the edge in today’s competitive business market. Does that sound like a bold statement? Let’s look at what you get from instructor-led Microsoft Project 2003 training courses. Project? What’s that? Although Microsoft Office applications are well known around the globe, arguably their least known product is Project. Just... Read more »

Two Approaches to using Microsoft Project: Training and Consultancy

Project management software gives a business a competitive edge. With a clear plan, an organization can allocate resources efficiently and prevent process bottlenecks. However, with a steep initial learning curve when learning the Microsoft Project software, how do you approach an application like Microsoft Project if there is no staff expert? Training and consultancy are two common methods that organizations used with project management applications. Microsoft Project Training and Consultancy: What’s... Read more »

Microsoft Project Training Courses For Project Management

It is possible to apply project management principles to most activities that we undertake in our daily lives. Whether we are planning to build a house or set up a new business or even offer this service to others. It therefore seems logical to take advantage of any available systems which can aid us in such activities. Microsoft Project is an example of such a tool. If you are unfamiliar with this program or are unaware of all the advanced features that it has to offer, then it may be worth taking... Read more »