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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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: 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
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...
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....