Project Closure: 10 Points to Keep in Mind
In software project management, project closure is a critical process that marks the end of the project. It involves formally bringing the project to a close by delivering the final product to the customer or user and closing out all the project activities. The project...
An introduction to DevOps
DevOps is a software development approach that emphasises collaboration, communication, and integration between software development and IT operations teams. The goal of DevOps is to enable organisations to deliver software faster and with higher quality by reducing the time it takes to develop, test, and...
Effective Team Management – An Overview
Effective team management is the process of ensuring that the members of a team work together to achieve a common goal efficiently and effectively. Team management involves several key aspects that are critical for success. These include: Defining goals and objectives: The first step in...
An overview of Project Monitoring
Project monitoring is an important aspect of software project management, which involves keeping track of project progress, identifying and addressing issues, and ensuring that project objectives are met within the stipulated time and budget. In software projects, project monitoring is critical due to the complexity...
Software Requirements Management
Software Requirements Management is the process of identifying, documenting, organizing, prioritizing, tracking, and controlling the requirements of a software project. It is a critical part of the software development lifecycle and involves the collaboration of various stakeholders such as business analysts, software developers, project managers,...
An overview of Vendor and Subcontractor Management
Vendor and subcontractor management is an essential aspect of software project management, as it involves the management of external entities that are involved in the project. In software development projects, vendors and subcontractors can include hardware suppliers, software suppliers, testing services, and outsourcing companies. Managing...
SWOT Analysis – What is it, and how to use it?
SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning tool that helps organisations to identify their Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. It is a simple yet effective framework that can be used to evaluate an organisation, project, or idea, and can be used in various contexts, such as...
What should you learn as a Project Manager to be successful?
As a new Project Manager, there are several topics that you should learn to be successful in your role. Some of these topics include: Project planning: This is a no-brainer! A Project Manager needs to learn how to plan, schedule and manage tasks, milestones, and...
The Spotify Way of Project Management
Spotify is a music streaming service that has gained recognition for its innovative approach to project management. Spotify has developed a unique project management framework that it refers to as the “Spotify model“. The Spotify model is a flexible, agile, and scalable approach to managing...
What is a Change Control Board?
A Change Control Board (CCB) is a group of stakeholders responsible for reviewing, evaluating, and approving or rejecting changes to a project’s scope, schedule, budget, or quality. The purpose of a CCB is to ensure that changes are properly assessed, prioritized, and managed in a...
The Project Management Triangle
One image that is often used to explain project management is a project management triangle or iron triangle. This image depicts the three constraints of any project: time, cost, and scope. The triangle shows how these constraints are interconnected, with each side representing one of...
Introduction to Software Project Management (with ChatGPT inputs!)
ChatGPT is the rage nowadays. I had it provide an introduction to software project management. This article incorporates several inputs from the ChatGPT response, with some edits done by me. An Introduction Software project management is the process of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling...
Templates in Atlassian Confluence
If your organization uses Atlassian products, then you might have already used templates in Confluence. Why Confluence? Confluence provides version control and can act as a project documentation repository. It is an easy-to-use collaboration tool and instead of sharing documents via email or chat, one...
Scrumban: An Overview
Scrumban is a hybrid agile development methodology which was originally developed to help projects transition from Scrum to Kanban. The term was coined by Corey Ladas; author of “Scrumban: Essays on Kanban Systems for Lean Software Development”. Scrumban combines the structure of Scrum with the...
Scope Creep: What is it, and how to avoid it?
The PMBOK® Guide describes scope creep as “adding features and functionality (project scope) without addressing the effects on time, costs, and resources, or without customer approval”. Even if the project finally gets completed after all the creep, one might be surprised that it looks nothing like what...
6 Questions to Ask When Starting a New Project
So you’re going to be the Project Manager for a new client. You want to be successful at it and in order to do that, you would want to plan your project well. This articles provides 6 questions to ask when starting a new project....