Project Closure

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...
DevOps

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...
Team Management

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...
Project Checklist

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...
Requirements Management using Atlassian JIRA

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,...
Vendor Management

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...
Project Management - Plan Do Check Act

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

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...
Project Scope Creep

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...
Project Planning: What Questions To Ask?

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....