Critical Path Method

What is Critical Path Method?

Critical Path Method (CPM) is a resource utilization algorithm for scheduling your project tasks. The objective in CPM is to: List all the tasks in the project with the dependencies defined between all the tasks List the time required (estimate) to complete each task With...
Project Status Report

Project Status Reports

A project status report summarizes a project’s overall progress. A status report is an important communication tool that should be published to key stakeholders on a regular basis. The stakeholders to publish this to can be identified using frameworks like the Power Interest Grid and...
RACI Chart

Stakeholder analysis using RACI charts

A RACI chart or matrix identifies the key roles and responsibilities against major tasks within a project. It serves as a visual of the role each person on a team is playing. Creating the chart is also an excellent exercise in balancing workload and establishing...
Agile Software Development

Introduction to Agile

Agile is the ability to respond and adapt to change. Software development is done iteratively, where requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing and cross-functional teams. Agile development enables teams to deliver value faster, with greater focus on quality and predictability. Scrum and Kanban...
Waterfall Development Methodology

The Waterfall Development Methodology

The Waterfall Development Methodology is a sequential-order life cycle model. The project moves from one phase to the next phase sequentially.  It can be considered as the “traditional” development model. It follows a logical pattern – Plan, Build, Test, and Release in sequence. Benefits It...
Project Management post COVID-19

Changes to Project Management post-COVID

Do you see any changes to Project Management post-COVID? Would it remain the same? Would it change? This article captures some of my ramblings related to this. Short Answer: Project Management will change from what it was pre-COVID! As captured in this article, the only...
Project Sponsor

Project Sponsor: Roles & Responsibilities

  PMI defines a Project Sponsor as an individual (often a manager or executive) with overall accountability for the project. He or she is primarily concerned with ensuring that the project delivers the agreed upon business benefits and acts as the representative of the organization, playing...
Stakeholder Analysis

Stakeholder Analysis

Who is a Stakeholder? Stakeholders are individuals and organizations that are actively involved in the project, or whose interests may be affected as a result of project execution or project completion. It’s a good idea to practice good stakeholder management and constantly communicate with them...
Project Management - Plan Do Check Act

What is Project Management?

A simple definition for Project Management would be Getting Things Done! If you look up Wikipedia, It is the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria at the specified time....