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In this fast-paced and demanding professional world, various methods and tools have been devised to manage projects effectively. Earned Schedule (ES) and Earned Value (EV) stand prominently among these tools,

A common complaint about Agile is that inexperienced people are expected to deliver extraordinary results. Agile, they say, just doesn’t work in practice. This article focuses on problems related to

What are SMART goals and why do we need them on a project? S.M.A.R.T. is a handy acronym that can be used when analysing a sentence/problem statement/goal/requirement to ensure that

Time is money. Money provides the key insights into your project in Earned Value Management. However not all Project Managers are given their projects budget and this puts them at

What is Gamification? And Why Should You Care? The word ‘gamification’ comes from combining the words ‘game’ and ‘ification’. Gamification is a practice of using game mechanics in non-game contexts.

A marketing director is an executive who leads the development, marketing and positioning of a company’s products. They are responsible for ensuring that their company has a strong brand and

One of the most important relationships a project manager maintains is the legal counsel of his company. A Legal Council is the person who interprets and enforces company policies, laws

What is Project Management and Why Should You Consider it as a Career? A project is defined as a unique and temporary sequence of tasks. A project has an overall

As a project manager, you are responsible for managing resources effectively and keeping costs under control. These are key areas that the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is interested in, in

In the last blog post we already saw that Game Theory is the study of how people make decisions when they are in competition or cooperation with others. We saw

‘Always On’ The Internet and technology are integral parts of our working and personal lives. However, boundaries between the two blurred over the last few years. During the COVID-19 pandemic,

You need to know the most important project management skills and techniques to become a good project manager; but that’s only half the battle. Here, we’ll discuss some of the

Have you ever wondered why stakeholders and those on your team are not working within the same processes and framework as you? It seems that they are not playing by

Everything your competitor knows about Risk Identification on Software projects By spending the time to follow the steps in this article you should be able to identify over 80% of

The process described here allows you to create a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimate in less than one hour, which has proven to be +-80% accurate to the final

Monday morning preparation  Write down your biggest goal or objective for the week  List the steps to complete the goal  Remove overlapping meetings in your calendar.  Rearrange calendar meetings that

The power of Agile is that it leverages human behaviour as a means to achieve a goal. By understanding the theories behind the human behaviour you can better utilise them