Category: Project Scope Management
Mar
07
The Simple Things of Project Communications
Announcements, Project Management Methodology, Project Planning, HR Management, Project Communications, Project Scope Management Send feedback »Source - Article by Bob Andrew
Good communications can make a project a great success and bad communications a project disaster.
Despite the wide range of technology to manage and control project communications, such as shareware, document man… more »
Feb
19
Risk and Uncertainty-Are They The Same Thing?
Project Management, Project Risk Management, Project Management Methodology, Project Planning, Project Scope Management 2 feedbacks »Source - Article by Bob Andrew
Britain’s Royal Society, one of the oldest and most prestigious scientific bodies, has selected 12 key issues, which they believe will shape science in the 21st century and might gives us some idea of what we can ex… more »
Jan
23
Cognitive Biases in Project Decision Making
Project Management, Project Risk Management, Project Planning, Project Scope Management, Project Estimating 3 feedbacks »Source - Article by Bob Andrew
Cognitive biases are mental errors caused by our simplified information processing strategies. The human mind is limited in how much information it can process and in how much detail it can remember. In order to red… more »
Jan
15
4PM.com - Work Packages: The Key to Crystal Clear Assignments and Team Member Commitment
PM Articles, Best Practices, Project Scope Management Send feedback »Source: Articles by Dick Billows of 4PM
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The work package is certainly not a sexy project management tool and maybe that's why too few project managers use them. We get a number of benefits when we use a work package to be crystal clear abo… more »
Jan
15
4PM.com - Initiating Projects with a Statement of Work (SOW)
PM Articles, Best Practices, Project Scope Management Send feedback »Source: Articles by Dick Billows of 4PM
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The SOW is often treated as just another form to fill out. But when it’s used properly , it helps us control expectations early and set unambiguous targets as well as reduce uncertainty.
Read the… more »
Nov
09
The Scientific Method and Project Management
Project Management, Project Management Methodology, Project Planning, Project Reporting, Project Scope Management 19 feedbacks »Source - Article by Bob Andrew
The scientific method is what keeps scientists busy and earns them a living. Using established principles and processes of discovery and demonstration, they observe nature and physical phenomena, formulate hypothes… more »
Sep
29
Does Your Project Have ‘Wicked’ Problems?
Project Management, Project Management Methodology, Project Scope Management 1 feedback »Source - Article by Bob Andrew
A ‘wicked’ problem, with the term first being coined by Horst Rittel in the 1970s, is generally defined as one that is either too difficult to solve or does not have a solution. If you do manage to solve one of thes… more »
Aug
22
Should You Factor Positive Risk into Project Planning?
Best Practices, Project Scope Management 28 feedbacks »Source: TenStep Article by Tom Mochal
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Even though you may commonly think of project risks as having a negative connotation, you can also use risk management to identify and quantify potential positive risk. You can determine if you want to… more »
Aug
22
Gathering Project Requirements
PM Articles, Best Practices, Project Planning, Project Communications, Project Scope Management Send feedback »Source: Articles by Dick Billows of 4PM
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How you gather project requirements affects the amount of scope creep on the project and the odds of finishing on time and within budget. It also determines whether you have happy stakeholders.
Rea… more »
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