So you’ve got a whole load of projects that want to do, or are planning to do, over the coming months, with various required finish dates etc. But can you […]
Gantt of Gantts – can you do all the projects you want to do? Read More »
Hi I don’t expect you to immediately understand my diagram – but it does show the kind of thinking and the kind of options, and I can help talk you
Bring me your project plan – particularly your Gantt chart – and I can tell you if it’s OK The Gantt chart says everything about a project plan – in
Let’s have a look at how GREAT Gantt charts are, as well as involving your team. If you involve your team, and you have Gantt, then 95% of your project
Two things which fix every project management problem (almost) Read More »
Do you want to learn about Project Management, or get a Qualification in it? (and not just a certificate of attendance, saying you have viewed the videos, but a qualification
Project Management Courses from IPM – The Institute of Project Management Read More »
For individuals 1 – Deliver your projects on time and on budget. 2 – Feel (BE!) in control 3 – Less stress when managing projects 4 – Less waste (or
“Do we have to….?” The benefits of project management Read More »
What is it? PMP is the best Project Management qualification, by far. It’s basically a chartered project manager, and helps hugely if you are applying for a job as a
Project Management is about planning something where the tasks are related – some of them have to be done before some of the others, so you start by working out
Why is Time Management so different to Project Management? Read More »
I find Agile – and the people that push it – really annoying, and I think what annoys me about it is the implication that I’m old fashioned because I
Agile – weak at measuring progress, useless for forecasting Read More »
No! And here’s why On a continuum: Trello – great for listing tasks but that’s as far as it goes Asana, Monday, Jira, Basecamp, ClickUp, Slack etc – great for
Can you recommend a simple, affordable project management tool? Read More »
Cost Quality and Time Customers always want all three – a lovely job, nice and cheap and as soon as possible – but in reality it’s impossible. Something has to
I love jazz, because it’s different every time, even when the same people are playing the same song – and I find Classical music mostly rather dull because you’re reading
PMP (Project Management Professional) is definitely the best Project Management qualification to have, if you’re going to have a qualification at all. For bigger PM jobs it can be a
PMP exam – why you NEED exam prep, you will NEVER pass the exam without it! Read More »
APM vs Agile – your choice! (I know which one I prefer) Break it down into the tasks = granularity Critical path Dependencies Estimates – and add on contingency: half
CPM (Critical Path Method) is the idea of finding the critical path = the longest path = how long the project must take, but putting all of the dependences into
The top PM qualification in the world, for sure, is PMP: Project Management Professional. It’s awarded by PMI, the Project Management Institute, who are American, but it’s recognised all over
Project Management qualifications / accreditation / certification Read More »
