Project Management
Project ManagementFast-tracking and crashing can get your project back on schedule
Tom Mochal cover these two methods of fixing a project schedule.
Tom Mochal cover these two methods of fixing a project schedule.
Once you understand the effort that's required, you can assign resources to determine how long a project will take (duration) and then you can estimate labor and non-labor costs.
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.