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Check these six areas when managing your budget

January 14, 2008 12:31pm PST

Many project managers need to estimate the total cost of a project and then track the project expenditures to ensure they stay within the budget. They usually have automated reports from...

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Take positive risks to gain project benefits

January 7, 2008 8:15am PST

Risks are future events or conditions that have some probability of occurring and that will some impact on your project. We usually think of risks as being bad and we try to put a plan in place to...

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10 techniques for gathering requirements

January 2, 2008 10:01am PST

It's difficult to build a solution if you don't know the requirements (in spite of the fact that many teams still try to do it today). The "elicitation" step is where the requirements are first...

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10 techniques for gathering requirements

January 2, 2008 12:00am PST

It's difficult to build a solution if you don't know the requirements. The "elicitation" step is where the requirements are first gathered from the client, and there are lots of ways to go about...

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Apply work breakdown structure techniques to organize a program

January 1, 2008 3:57pm PST

Most of have you have used a work breakdown structure (WBS) to break large units of work into the smaller activities. These smaller activities end up being used as the basis for your project...

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Use JAD sessions to reduce the duration of group consensus

December 17, 2007 12:00pm PST

Project managers are always looking for ways to deliver results in a shorter timeframe. It's critical if you want to achieve the biggest business benefits on your projects. One way to do this is...

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Four tips for using metrics on your project

December 10, 2007 7:39am PST

Identifying, gathering, and leveraging the right mix of metrics is a way to gain better control of your large project. The value can be quantified in a number of areas including: Improved...

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Full configuration management requires a five-step model

December 3, 2007 8:31am PST

There are two meanings for the project management process of configuration management. It can be used for the process of identification, tracking, and management of all the physical assets of a...

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Use these techniques to build a high-performing team

November 27, 2007 6:30am PST

High-performing teams are a magical, but rare, convergence of the right people, processes, and environment. They work much more effectively and have a much higher productivity rate than most...

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Tips for utilizing metrics on your project

November 19, 2007 8:17am PST

Identifying, gathering, and leveraging the right mix of metrics is a way to gain better control of your large project. The value can be quantified in a number of areas, including: Improved...

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10 tips for managing virtual teams

November 13, 2007 6:01am PST

Most everyone works in a team environment. It has always been understood that the most effective teams are those located together. In fact, many managers decide to co-locate their team after...

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10 tips for managing virtual teams

November 13, 2007 12:00am PST

Most everyone works in a team environment, and it's generally been understood that the most effective teams are those located together. But thanks to the Internet, faster and more reliable...

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A five-step model for configuration management

November 12, 2007 10:32am PST

There are two meanings for the project management process of configuration management. 1.      It can be used for the process of identifying, tracking, and managing of all the physical...

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8 techniques to get your project back on budget

November 5, 2007 8:30am PST

On most projects, actual expenditures are tracked and reconciled on a monthly basis, since most companies only provide accounting reports monthly. Let's say you've been doing that but that you've...

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Find errors as early as possible on your project

October 29, 2007 12:38pm PDT

Project teams generally use three types of quality management activities: Quality planning Quality control Quality assurance The purpose of quality assurance is to prevent as many errors...

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Need urgent advice?

October 22, 2007 1:00am PDT

Need urgent advice? I just joined a new job in a well known IT multinational company. I face the following problems and need advice on actions: (1) I used to work at my previous employer as a...

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Project management: Pin down how your client defines quality

October 18, 2007 11:19am PDT

A good definition of quality management is "to first understand the expectations of your customer in terms of quality and then put a proactive plan in place to meet that level of quality." The...

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7 techniques for managing your technical staff

October 16, 2007 6:37am PDT

In my last blog, I talked about some of the general characteristics of an IT project team. For example: They tend to be introverts They tend to think more logically than emotionally They tend...

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Four things you should know about your technical staff

October 9, 2007 7:19am PDT

As a manager of technical projects teams, I have come to make some generalizations about IT people to help you gain a better understanding of the people in your group. IT pros... ...tend to be...

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Take control of your day with these 10 time management strategies

September 25, 2007 12:00am PDT

Have you ever started the day with great ambitions and then realized at the end that you didn't get anything done? Honing your time management skills can help. Project management expert Tom Mochal...

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