Project Management
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008I hate project failure especially when it can be avoided. There are two issues I see happen all the time. These issues prevent the project from achieving the success it should have. These issues are easy to prevent. I guess that is what irritates me the most.
The first key issue I [...]
Project Time Management – Part 3 Activity Resource Estimating
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008When estimating resources you will need some items. The activity list from the activity definition phase will be needed. It identifies the schedule activities for the resource that are estimated. The activity attributes will help provide the data input for the resource for each scheduled activity. We will also need a resource availability list. This [...]
Failure Before the Project Starts
Monday, February 11th, 2008Some projects are prone to failure before it even gets off the ground. A company needs to make money to survive. Creating products that the company can sell will keep the business going. How does a business come up with ideas on products to sell?
It is amazing some of the ideas that come [...]
Project Time Management – Part 2 Activity Sequencing
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008In the previous post on Project Time Management, I talked about the first process, activity definition. Activity definition identifies the deliverables at the lowest level in the work breakdown structure. After you have this list, what do you do with it? You put them in order. Activity sequencing involves identifying and [...]
Raven’s Brain
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008I happened to come across a blog called Raven’s Brain. I like the way she writes. She is entertaining and informative. The article that caught my eye was “A Guide to Managing IT Projects“. One of the points in the article is the Project Charter. A project must start with a Project Charter. In the [...]
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