The Second D of Project Management: Detail 8 comments
In the first post of this series, I discussed how project management can seem overly complex and difficult – hard to visualize, and we started […]
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The Ten D’s of Project Management 4 comments
Project management text books and standards can make project management seem overly complex and difficult – hard to visualize. But that doesn’t have to be […]
What does Project Management Maturity mean?
In the late 80’s and early 90’s, the US Department of Defense Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University was wrestling with how to […]
What is Issues Management? What is an Issues Log? 1 comment
Issues management is the process of documenting and resolving project Issues. Issues Management: What are Project Issues? Issues are questions or concerns that […]
What is the Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act (PMIAA)? 2 comments
The Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act of 2015 (PMIAA) will enhance accountability and best practices in project and program management throughout the federal government […]
Why Are We Working On The Wrong Project? 2 comments
Last year I spent a considerable amount of time working on business cases with a client. They were using the “Five Case Model” of developing […]
What is the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification?
What are the PMP Requirements? The Project Management Professional is the most widely held certification for project managers. You can find PMPs in nearly every country and […]
What is CAPM certification?
The Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® from the Project Management Institute (PMI)® is an internationally recognized project management certification. Unlike the Project Management Professional […]
The Importance of Project Sponsors for Project Success 1 comment
In late 2014 PMI surveyed almost 1000 project management professionals and over 200 project sponsors as part of their Pulse of the Profession® research. Not surprisingly, […]
What to Collect When Progressing Your Projects
Each reporting cycle, you should be collecting updated information about how your project is progressing (“Actuals”). In the last post we discussed how to collect […]