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Everything you should include in a project status report
Every project needs a status report , also known as progress report, in which the status of the project is clearly, accurately and objectively reported.
Project indicators: the difference between estimated and actual percentages
There are many more metrics to consider when measuring management effectiveness, project profitability, and even the contribution to the long-term objectives of the organization. Cost and time measures are a start, but it is important to complement them. There are now multiple measures that monitor the project during its development and allow for a more accurate analysis. Read more here.
New micro-tool: Does your organization have what it takes to manage a PMO?
ITM Platform has just launched a self-assessment tool aimed at any organization that may have doubts about their project governance. Under the title "Do you have what it takes to run your PMO?", this self-assessment tool is aimed at companies that are considering...
The 10 areas of knowledge. 4: Project Cost Management
Project cost management is one of the most important sections of the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) and seeks, from a theoretical and practical point of view, to determine and control the costs involved in the project execution. This is an important area of knowledge since no project can be considered without having set aside sufficient resources for its execution. Read more here...
Change Management Concepts and Definitions
ike all sciences and disciplines, project management and change management have a particular language. In this way, a better understanding of professionals in this field is achieved, which can be communicated without creating ambiguities. However, for newcomers in these areas, terminology can be complex and confusing. Read more here...
The Agile PMO
It is not clear what an agile PMO is or how it is structured. It is becoming increasingly urgent to clarify this aspect, since many teams and even entire organizations, especially in the field of software and application development, rely entirely on agile methodologies such as SCRUM.
7 essential project indicators when managing your portfolio
Portfolio indicators are paramount to have a global view of the organization and its performance. In this article, we review the list of the most important.
Change systems are the new norm
These change systems could be seen as a journey, in which one begins at the origin and directs the steps towards a destination, considering that success has been achieved when the objectives established in a given time have been achieved. Read more here...
The 10 areas of knowledge. 3: Project Time Management
This article is part of the series on the 10 areas of knowledge. Visit the two articles already published on Project integration. Read more on Project Time Management here.
5 Pre-Vacation Stress-Busting Tips for Project Managers
The responsibilities as project manager are important, but the project can't stop when we're gone. Here are five stress-busting tips for before your holiday, so you can get away and enjoy yourself comfortably.
PM in Practice 4. The Pentagon: How excellence does not prevent waste
The Pentagon is not only the symbol of the most powerful military power in the world, but the supreme governing body of the American military: the public organization that has contributed the most to the consolidation of project management as a discipline. Read more...
3 pieces of advice to be a better leader of remote teams
Project managers and PMO officers muster a highly technical skill set. However, the soft skills in which they need to be well-versed in order to be recognized as leaders have become one of the toughest areas of excellence for any project-based organization. Read more...