Innovative PMs use 'think time'
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.
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Export project data for future effort estimation
Learn to tweak your estimation matrix even further by analyzing the project data from your Microsoft Project schedule.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Estimation Matrix
Making the business case for Windows 7
Selling the idea of migrating from Windows XP, and reasons to upgrade from Windows Vista for IT professionals
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Operating System
How to develop a better estimation matrix
An expert discusses effort estimation and shares his efforts to develop a better estimation matrix based on actual project data.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Estimate
10 ways to effectively estimate and control project costs
Estimating what a project will cost is only half the battle; controlling those costs during the project and after delivery is equally critical.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Baseline Cost
Seven fundamentals of IT project success
These points cover areas such as conflicting agendas, multiple perspectives as well as a range of business-oriented conditions.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Software Implementation
Understanding the big picture sometimes means scaling back
Easy come, easy go. After winning approval for a new position, Benny Sisko is almost immediately asked to give it up. Believe it or not, the reasoning made sense.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Position
Holistic management: The Seven S model
The Seven S guides managers to improve their strategic approach to the business. Get an overview of the framework and tips on how to apply it.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, E-business
Confirm your Project Schedule is ready for EVM
This eight-step checklist will help you determine whether your Microsoft Project Schedule is ready for earned value management.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Work Breakdown Structure
10 best practices for successful project management
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: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Exchange
Six Sigma: Changing organizations for the better
The Six Sigma philosophy, implemented by companies such as GE and American Express, starts with a very simple and obvious idea: defects cost money. Find out more in this high-level overview.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Motorola Inc.
The truth about zombie projects
Zombie projects are failures that won't die because they are a hassle to fix. But anyone capable of killing such a project is likely to be able to manage a complex project successfully.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Project
Get agile requirements by asking for user stories
Having trouble gathering agile requirements from a nontechnical client? Consider asking for user stories, which are simple and outline tasks users plan to do when they sit down at the keyboard.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, IT Professional
Five ways to discover unstructured processes
Many companies tend to focus their IT efforts on larger, structured processes such as CRM and ERP. Here's why taking this attitude can be expensive.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Process
Non-traditional cures to keep projects on schedule, on budget
Telling a client the project is late and running over budget is unpleasant and possibly humiliating. Two non-traditional methods for involving in-house personnel from the project's inception, can help keep things on track.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Project
Inclusiveness without boundaries leads to poor project execution
Missed deadlines, poorly thought out requirements, and a lack of leadership are enough to doom any project. Benny Sisko shares his experience of having to take control of a project gone wrong.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Site
10 ways IT departments waste money
IT is often a popular target for corporate cost-cutting. So the more you can identify and control unnecessary spending, the better youll be able to fend off the budget axe.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Employee
Agile project management: Estimating the unknown
Rick Freedman explains why estimation in an agile environment is not as mysterious as many project managers think.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, NEC Corp.
Don't mistake the map for the journey
Using innovative methods for projects doesn't have to mean abandoning benefits gained by applying structured project management techniques.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Motorola Inc.
Keep project scope small for success
Negativity can kill a project, but the opposite is also true: You can stuff a project with so many features that it's crushed by its own weight.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Project
Don't determine IT project rigor based on arbitrary project size classifications
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 Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Project
