Know what you are doing: Make sure there is a project plan.
Know why you are doing it: Make sure the objective is clearly defined.
Be prudent, honest, and prepared: Few organizations have limitless budgets, prudence, honesty and common sense are critical.
Plan to your strenghts: Make sure you have the right team for the project.
Know how to navigate: [...]
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It is possible to measure virtually any activity in the program, but if the measurement does not support a key objective, it is not worth the cost of data collection and analysis. - A caution in The Integrated Project Management Handbook, Dayton Aerospace Inc. From: [...] A clear, concise statement defining the program has been prepared and reviewed by knowledge parties for consensus. Program success means… Knowing what DONE looks like begins with the Integrated Master Plan. Connecting Earned Value, Technical Performance, and Physical Percent Complete establishes a credible [...] Here are my top ten sites for project management articles in March 2010. PM Hut Reading: SuperCompetent KEY #3: Attention http://bit.ly/9En3D8 #pmot Where are we going? From: [...] Remember risk management has five easy pieces: Hope is not a strategy From: [...] Here are my top ten sites for project management articles in February 2010. PM Hut Reading: Earned Value Reporting – To Complete Cost Performance Index http://bit.ly/aO6u8O #pmot #projectmanagement Google translation from Meine goldenen Regeln des Projektmanagements My golden rules of project management Hi All, Recently I have reported in our company intranet on the golden rules of project management. Each rule, I could not agree more! Stable project team, good planning and controlling, clear structures and authenticity are crucial. I still think it would add a few personal [...] Reading: Project Risk: Is It All Bad? http://bit.ly/bzPhS3 #PMOT Reading: Certified vs Competent – PM Hut http://bit.ly/57yxh9 #PMOT Reading: Setting and Managing Expectations | Mike Cohn’s Blog – Succeeding With Agile® http://bit.ly/7KBT8v #pmot Why Experts Never Stop Learning Several years ago, we conducted a study analyzing the knowledge of professionals with 15 years or more of experience to those with less than a year of experience. One of the questions we asked was this: “On a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 representing no knowledge at all and [...] It takes one woman nine months to have a baby. It cannot be done in one month by impregnating nine women. An interesting collection of project and program management material by Dan Ward (The Rogue [...] Project Management Books Glen Alleman has an interesting list of project management reading that is especially appropriate for anyone involved with the management of DoD projects. I have read most of the books he recommends, and agree with his choices. I also agree with Glen’s comments regarding the (mis)use of [...] A Process Framework for Increasing the Probability of Project Success The processes needed to increase the probability of a project’s success include: The cost estimates for the project and the basis of estimate for those costs. The customer wants to know how much the product or service will cost Projects introduce change….which needs managing During a project management training course the group looked at managing change. Participants were clear that the company did not manage change very well. So, Ron threw down the gauntlet and asked them how they think it ought to be managed. The result of this work is shown below. Communicate throughout the change. [...] |
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