Tom Mochal

Tom Mochal provides a simple scope change process that you can use on your project.

It’s possible that certain risks will only appear as a result of actions taken as a result of managing another risk. That’s where you would use a decision tree.

When you have problems, guessing the cause of the problem rarely works. A structured approach works much better. You want to not only resolve this particular problem, but you also want to understand the problem well enough to ensure that it doesn’t occur again.

Stakeholder analysis will help you determine the various stakeholder groups, their needs, and how you will satisfy their needs. You can use the following process for stakeholder analysis.

You’ve gone to the effort of creating policies in your organization and implementing them. How do you know that they’re being enforced and used? That’s where a policy audit comes in. Tom Mochal shows you how it works.

You can live with your assumptions, but you must manage your risks.

Controlling a project budget is difficult, especially when budget reports are released after you need them. If you find yourself trending over budget, these steps can help get things back under control.

Although you don’t hear about them much anymore, self-managed teams are alive and thriving in the world of IT. Here’s what they are and how you can set them up.

Even with sound project teams and plans in place, your organization’s project success rate may not be as high as it could be. Examine these big-picture factors to see if your organization’s culture or structure is interfering.

Among the five most common project management mistakes, inadequate definition and planning tops the list. Tom Mochal tells you how to avoid this pitfall.

Part 2 of this series covers eight key strategies to use when planning for a project implementation. Use these tips to help identify problems during development that could threaten your implementation.

Poor quality management can place a permanent stain on any project. To avoid this, the project manager must first determine how the client or the project sponsor defines quality–and then follow suit.