How to check if a project plan is OK
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 […]
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Two things which fix every project management problem (almost)
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
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Project Management Courses from IPM – The Institute of Project Management
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
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“Do we have to….?” The benefits of project management
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
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PMP – everything you need to know
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
Why is Time Management so different to Project Management?
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
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Agile – weak at measuring progress, useless for forecasting
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
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Can you recommend a simple, affordable project management tool?
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
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Cost Quality and Time
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
Is Agile like Jazz?
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 exam – why you NEED exam prep, you will NEVER pass the exam without it!
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
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The alphabet of Project Management
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
The difference between PERT and CPM
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
Project Management qualifications / accreditation / certification
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
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The dreaded Microsoft Project
Is it really as unpopular as people say when they attend my courses? I decided to do a proper survey on linked….. I actually think it’s fine for simple Gantt
Agile – do they secretly have a plan?
Results of my recent survey on Linkedin: So it’s quite a mixed bag; a few are really doing pure agile with no plan, just staying flexible and making it up
