Project Manager
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Hiring the super project manager
Techguide If you’re hiring a project manager to lead your PMO, you have to look beyond a PMP certification. Find out what characteristics to focus on.
Tags: Human resources, IT project management, Project management, Business Manager, Product, Tool, Developer, Small And Medium Business, project manager, team environment
Is your project MAD?
Techguide Forget deliverable-inspired tasks that produce little useful output. If you want your project management discipline to really shine, apply them to true business objectives.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Project, project manager, Fortune 500, financial benefit, Patrick Gray, Prevoyance Group, CIO, financial
Measure project success with balanced metrics
Techguide Agree on the right metrics with your clients before the start of a project, so that they will get what they want.
Tags: Project management, Human resources, Metrics, Project, project manager, Mary, performance, financial, ease of use, finance
Innovative PMs use 'think time'
Techguide If you find yourself using the same project management solutions over and over again, you may need to carve out some "think time" to help stay innovative.
Tags: IT Management, Waltham, Information Technology, job, PMBOK, Tool, project manager, Bentley College, team-building, MBA
Keep management roles in a project separate
Techguide Clear separation of three distinct roles--project manager, technical manager and relationship manager--gives projects a better probability of success and client satisfaction.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Project Manager, Engagement, Role, financial incentive, information technology, Project management, IT project management, Rick
10 best practices for successful project management
Techguide The right mix of planning, monitoring and controlling can make the difference in completing a project on time, on budget, and with high quality results. Here are some guidelines to help.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Exchange, CFO, Project, Risk, project manager, CIO, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange Server
Focus on getting things done with Project Management 2.0
Techguide Project managers should lead projects, not be project secretaries. Learn how Project Management 2.0 can reduce routine, unnecessary work.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Tool, Enterprise 2.0, project manager, collective intelligence, Project Management 2.0, Andrew Filev, e-Mail Message, e-mail
First-time project managers need failures
Techguide One of the greatest impediments to first-time project managers' success is their need to succeed. There are three things they really need--and early success isn't one of them.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Training, Paul Glen, project manager, career, IT administration, North America, information technology, consultant
Don't determine IT project rigor based on arbitrary project size classifications
Techguide Such classifications may suit the expectations of managers and salespeople, but they don't necessarily match the reality of on-the-ground project work, argues Rick Freedman.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Project, project manager, Rick, data center, desktop, team, Project management, ESI
Microsoft's file format perestroika
News Company agrees to publish documentation letting developers know how it will implement ODF and Open XML within Microsoft Office.
Tags: Open source, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Office Open XML, project manager, Microsoft Office 2007, software, News.com, European Commission
Help clients make prudent IT project investments
Techguide During an economic downturn, project managers should help clients save money, prioritize their expenditures, and stay focused. Here are some tips on how to do that.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Client, Project, Investment, Chip, competitive advantage, project manager, Environment, software
Get a slipping project back on track
Techguide Plenty of things can derail a project plan--here are some practical techniques that can correct the direction of a project that’s losing ground.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Activity, Project, Schedule, Deadline, Resource, project manager, Work, performance review
Define your project's vision with this exercise
Techguide The Vision Box exercise is a powerful way to help define the vision of the ultimate product, motivate the project team, and generate enthusiasm among stakeholders.
Tags: IT Management, Product, Exercise, project manager, Windows Guru, product development, CEO, vision, marketing, technique
Three tips for avoiding project estimating mistakes
Techguide Project cost oversights are incredibly common, but IT project managers can avoid estimating mistakes by being well prepared upfront. An expert offers some advice.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server, Client, Project, project manager, Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Hardware
Estimate a project's effort hours
Techguide This process helps you estimate the total effort required for your project so you can assign resources, determine how long the project will take and estimate costs.
Tags: Project management, Work Breakdown Structure, Estimate, Training, Effort Hour, Procurement, project manager, ROM, adjustment, technique
