Project Management – Page 3

The First 6 Things I Do When Starting A Project

When I first started out as a project manager, starting up a project was REALLY stressful. There’d be a thousand and one things to do. There’d be project plans to draw up, templates to research, resources to secure. All adding up to a whole lot of stress. As I got more experienced in project management, […]

5 Things A Project Manager Should Do If The Scope Is Unrealistic

If you’re in project management, one of the issues you’ll inevitably deal with is an unrealistic project scope. Project stakeholders (usually a senior member of management wants to achieve revenue targets of $X million within a very short timeframe). My opinion has always been this – if project scope is unrealistic at the outset, you […]

7 Proven Ways To Control Project Scope Creep

Imagine you’re running a system implementation project. Everything is going well and milestones are being met. All stakeholders are happy. Suddenly a user highlights to you that the system just HAS to do something that was never planned for. It just HAS to have a field to track a customer bankruptcy status. It HAS to […]

My System For Tracking Project Financials

There are many, many ways to keep track of project financials. I struggled with the concept when I was starting out as a project manager in a consulting firm. Over the years, I’ve got some real experience on this and I want to share my system of tracking project financials with you. I realize there […]

How To Manage Your Energy As A PM

As a project manager, one of the most important things you need to manage is your energy level. Energy level? Isn’t it supposed to be time management according to traditional PM guide books? Well, let me explain. The traditional mindset about project managers is this – they’re dedicated and extremely detailed planners. They plan schedules […]