routine (noun) Fixed habit or method in action; the habitual doing of the same things in the same way; unvarying procedure or conduct. From http://www.finedictionary.com/routine.html Projects are complex by nature. The critical path not only goes through tasks and their dependencies but...
One of the hardest things to achieve in a project can be a complete list of the project tasks. A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a tool that helps to divide the project into manageable blocks of work, however especially on...
There is an old game called “two truths and one lie”. It goes like this: a person makes three statements. From the three, two statements will be true and one will be a lie. Other players must then guess which of...
There’s an entire domain of project management that is concerned with planning for events when things don’t go as expected. It is known as risk management and typically involves trying to reduce the impact or probability that an undesirable event takes...
It is not uncommon for project managers to underestimate the value of a project charter. Some people are not even aware of what a project charter is, which is unfortunate, as it is a game changer. Project charter is a game...
Eli Goldratt wrote a lot about project management and its not realistic to try and cover everything in five minutes in this article, but I thought I will present one of his best ideas here for you. Goldratt said that when a project...
It’s challenging to keep projects on track and it is just as hard to tell when a project starts to derail. Some projects start “dying” slowly, even without the project manager noticing at first. A simple recovery plan in 3 steps...
Even a seemingly straightforward project can quickly reach a complexity that requires an action log, and even a simple action log in a spreadsheet can be an effective tool to manage a project’s actions. However as soon as a project starts...
