The Project Box—Evolving Beyond the Triple Constraint
Traditionally, project managers are told to optimize scope subject to constraints on time, cost, and quality. This is embodied in the expression, “better, faster, cheaper—choose […]
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Blogs on project management
Questioning Gravity: Is the Triple Constraint Really Relevant?
The “triple constraint” is to project management as Newton’s Laws are to physics. “Better, faster, cheaper—choose two” is so ingrained in the canon that we […]
Peering into the Crystal Ball: 7 Tips for Successful Project Risk Management
Managing risk is a core knowledge area in The Guide to Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK ®). According to the PMI’s Pulse on the […]
5-Point Project Status + 6 Tips for Effective Status Reporting
A fundamental project management function is effectively communicating status. When conveying status, the project manager should be crisp and concise, and calibrate the message to […]
Keeping Projects On-Track
One of a project manager’s greatest challenges is keeping the project “on-track.” Many forces conspire against meeting this goal. To overcome these challenges, the […]
Project Gone Bad—What to Do
When a project goes bad, it’s like getting sick. At first, you think it’s just allergies or you are a little under the weather. The […]
Projects and Probabilities—A Dangerous Combination
“Lies, damned lies, and statistics”…Mark Twain Project managers need to be very careful how they use probabilities and statistics when discussing their projects. Individual projects […]
5 Things to Consider when Initiating a Mega-Project
Mega-projects (aka, massive strategic initiatives) are not just big projects. The scale and complexity of these undertakings can overwhelm the typical enterprise. To successfully execute […]
Closing the Project: 10 Ways of Embedding Lessons Learned in the Organizational DNA
The value of the project lessons learned process is to transform information into actionable knowledge to improve the outcome of future efforts. If we […]
4 Ways to Shorten a Project Schedule
Every project manager can construct a good project schedule. Great project managers can take that same body of work and deliver it more quickly without […]