It’s a cliche to say nothing is constant but change, but cliches grow from truths. Project managers understand this and work hard to create change management plans that ensure their projects run smoothly. Project management software helps, too, but if…
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One thing is certain: change will happen in your organization or project. To best plan and respond to change, first, a clear definition of change management must be understood. What Is Change Management? Change management refers to the actions, tools…
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It’s not uncommon for organizations to have more plans than they have funds. That creates a dilemma: how to spend their budget. A capital improvement plan can guide an organization when it’s trying to figure out which large projects or…
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Key performance indicators (KPIs) provide projects with a lot of data. But to know whether those KPIs are on target requires more than just a gut feeling. You need a way to quickly and expertly evaluate whether project goals are…
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When you make something, you better ensure there’s nothing faulty about the product. If a customer buys your product and it doesn’t work, at best, you’ll lose a customer and at worst, you’ll be served with a lawsuit. Simply put,…
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Risk is inherent in project management and so is the need to create a risk management plan to control it. That methodology is called risk management, which is as important as planning to make sure a project comes in on…
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Information technology (IT) is no longer a tucked-away department with little impact on the success of a business. Organizations across industries need data storing, analysis and processing tools to manage every single aspect of their operations, so anything that affects…
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Risk is something every leader knows well. No decision in any organization occurs without some potential for loss. We all need to become comfortable with some risks. We’re never going to eliminate all risks. So our best course of action…
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Do you know what can be scary? Project risk. Just the word risk can evoke the same kind of primal, fight-or-flight fear in project managers. But risk shouldn’t be feared, it’s just another part of the project to manage. All…
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When managing a project, there will inevitably be changes or other issues that impact the project. To prevent going off schedule or overspending, project managers are always balancing the project management triangle, which is made up of the three main…
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Risk is an unexpected impact on your project, which can be positive or negative, but if you don’t have a risk culture in your organization you’ll not be able to either take advantage or mitigate that risk if it shows…
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Product development projects can’t move forward without evidence to support that a viable product can be produced. That’s why you need proof of concept (POC) to prove a business idea or project has legs to stand on. So, what is…
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Project managers know all projects are vulnerable to a variety of risks, but identifying the particular risks that may affect their project might be challenging. Luckily, there are several risk identification methods they can use, such as a premortem. What…
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