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Productivity
Controlling employee hours, the five keys you need!
A company is based on two main cornerstones: productivity and efficiency. Employees who perform poorly affect the results and costs of the whole company. Hence, controlling performance and the hours of the employees they are responsible for should be a priority for any project manager.
Manage your projects time, it is money!
There are two main control variables available to the Project Manager during the course of a project: hours and progress. These two variables enable us to apply Earned Value Management principles and thus gain insight into project performance at any time.
The 80/20 Rule: focus your own effort and that of your team
The 80/20 Rule states that in our daily lives we're spending a lot of time on things that actually add little value. Here we discuss in detail how that relates to project management .
Project Stakeholders
A stakeholder is an individual, group or organization that is related to the project in some way. Stakeholders may affect, be affected or perceive themselves as affected by a project decision, result or activity. It is not always easy to...
Project Management Processes
Project management requires the application of considerable knowledge, skills, techniques and tools. Running a project is quite a complicated task and the right balance between numerous tasks, departments and processes must be maintained in...
Advice on organizing a schedule!
Without organization, it is impossible to meet the deadlines of a project. We live in a competitive society in which victory is only achieved by those business organizations capable of developing projects that are delivered on time and organized perfectly....
Types of Leadership: Which Type of Leader Are You?
In one of our last post, we mentioned how interpersonal skills are important in a leader. In fact, managing and assuming responsibility for a project requires multiple skills. Each project manager has their own way of doing this. Nonetheless,...
How to close a project?
In project management, the sets of tasks that are performed when finalizing activities are often misunderstood, or are simply not practiced correctly. Formally completing a project, or phase of a contractual obligation, should entail a number of essential...
Transparency in Project Management
A Project Manager who always acts honestly and entirely transparent has great potential to be highly appreciated, even when a project fails.
Are interpersonal skills important in a leader?
Interpersonal skills play a fundamental role in the work of a leader whenever the project needs to move successfully
12 Keys to the Successful Implementation of Agile Methodologies
Implementing a new methodologies in project management can be met with rejection and hesitation by many project management offices and project managers. In this article, we discuss how to successfully adapt agile to your organization with ease.
Organization, the key to producing good work
When a new project arrives, it can sometimes seem impossible because of time-related issues. This is usually an excuse that can be overcome easily through proper organization because this allows work to be done at the same time on various...