Real World Projects

Project management is being increasingly recognized as a vital skill-set for many management positions, not just those with the title of “project manager”. As businesses increasingly have to do more with less, implementing strategy effectively has become more important than ever. Real world project management best practices meet this need – by providing proven, standardized practices for meeting project goals.


Key Consulting has been using Project Management Institute (PMI) best practices and standards since 2002. Key Consulting employees have been part of PMI since 1991.  Check out our free project management templates. We also provide a variety of public project management best practice training courses that cover everything from project management fundamentals to project management certification. Select a location for a listing of course dates: Seattle/Bellevue, Tucson, Grand Cayman, live online.


Posts in this category relate to the real world application of project management tools and techniques.

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Program Management vs. Project Management

What’s the difference between Project Management & Program Management? And is it suitable to apply to a position in Program Management area with project management […]

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Official hierarchy for project managers?

Is there an official hierarchy of project managers in project management? Not really, although some organizations will have Project Manager 1, Project Manager 2, etc. […]

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What risks should be included in a project management report? 1 comment

My group and I have to write a management report including the progress made. The project is to build a robot. My main concern is […]

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How can I move from customer service management to project management? 1 comment

I want to move into project management after a 10 year career in customer service. I have been in middle management and have also had […]

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What are Project Exclusions?

What would be an example of a project exclusions in a project initiation document in project management? When I look it up I’m told things that […]

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Advice for Re-entering the Project Management Field

“I am curious if you have any input as to how to re-enter the PM field after an absence. My situation is that I worked in […]

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Project Management Salary Survey Shows Rising Salaries and High Demand

In alignment with signs of improvement from various global economies, the project management profession is experiencing continued growth and high median salaries, according to the […]

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The Art of the Agile Retrospective 1 comment

Lessons learned have always been an important part of project management, but their visibility has increased even further as part of Agile methodologies, in the […]

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Microsoft Project schedule takes too long to update?

Earlier this year I worked with a client to develop an initial Microsoft Project schedule for a cross-functional multi-organizational project. I felt the schedule was […]

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Build Your WBS One Block at a Time 3 comments

Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)   Your project’s WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) is comprised of simple boxes and lines.  It’s easy to forget that these basic […]

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