How to Advance Your Career In Project Management
Posted on
by Jeff Collins
How many projects have you been a part of? If your existing project management experience is lacking, you may have difficulty advancing your career. When searching for a new project, you may find many employers are looking for experience and dedication to project management. However, it can feel difficult, at best, to advance your project…
Read moreHow S-Curves Can Help Track Project Performance
Posted on
by Joe Somerville
Completing a project successfully for any type of organization has always hinged on the ability to track project performance along various milestones. Putting goals in place at the beginning of a project is one thing — without the proper amount of oversight and performance tracking along the way, certain small issues can quickly turn into big delays…
Read more
How Project Management Has Changed in the Past 10 Years
Posted on
by Joe Somerville
Project management has advanced light-years beyond what experts could have possibly predicted at the close of the 20th century. Desktop computers are virtually non-existent, and the speed of today’s simplest smartphones rivals the major processors of 1999. Meanwhile, project management has also made tremendous strides over the last 10 years, and you might be surprised at…
Read moreHow Project Budgeting and Forecasting Helps Deliver Expected Results
Posted on
by Joe Somerville
One of the most difficult jobs that project managers have on a daily basis involves expecting the unexpected. No matter how hard you plan or how thorough the development stage of your project was, there will still be certain elements that won’t work out quite the way you thought they would. One of the keys…
Read more
Four Techniques to Manage Your Project Management Schedules
Posted on
by Joe Somerville
You will never be a successful project manager if you do not know how to build and manage a schedule. The schedule may be the most fundamental tool for managing projects. Here are four techniques to help you take full advantage of the project schedule. 4 Techniques for a Successful Project Management Schedules 1. The…
Read moreFour Key Causes of Construction Project Inefficiency
Posted on
by Jeff Collins
Construction projects suffer from four key causes of inefficiency. When a construction project lacks efficiency, the construction project’s cost could easily double or triple, and investors may not wish to invest any more resources in a project. However, construction project managers can avoid falling behind on deadlines and maximize their efficiency by understanding how each…
Read more
Defining and Managing Project Scope
Posted on
by Jeff Collins
The job of a project manager can often be a difficult one due to the large number of “moving parts” that you need to manage at any given time. Any action that doesn’t take the project forward towards completion runs the risk of taking a big, unfortunate step backwards. One of the best ways to…
Read moreA Brief History of Project Management
Posted on
by Joe Somerville
In today’s fast-paced business world, the need for successful project management has become a necessity rather than a luxury. Many tend to think of project management as a new venture for growth and development. However, project management has been around for thousands of years and was involved in the planning, coordination, and construction of the Ancient Wonders of the World. Today’s…
Read more
Project Management S-Curves Made Easy
Posted on
by Joe Somerville
In the world of project management, one of the most important tools that your organization has at its disposal is undoubtedly S-curves. S-curves are a graphical representation not only of the work that has already been completed in the context of a larger project or goal, but the work that still needs to be done….
Read moreProject Approach: 10 Areas to Consider When Planning a Project
Posted on
by Jeff Collins
Many organizations have a section in their Project Charter for the project approach. The approach describes the overall thinking of how the project is structured and why it is structured that way. There are two benefits to creating an approach section. First, this information will help the sponsor and stakeholders understand how the project will progress…
Read more