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Developing an Effective Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is defined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) Guide, 4th Edition, as:

“A deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables. It organizes and defines the total scope of the project.”

A well-developed […]

Setting Up a Temporary Project Office

For larger, more complex projects (or programs), consider a temporary project office to manage the initiative. This enables you to take a high level overview ofthe project – plan, manage, communicate, execute and control the project from one central location. The project office becomes the place for everyone involved on the project to get information, […]

Not Every Project Requires a Team

Not every project we are assigned requires a team to accomplish it. In the right situations, not having a team to complete the projects certainly saves work in managing the team and keeping them engaged. There are some projects that can be successfully concluded if a group of individuals fulfill the tasks they are […]

As a Project Manager, Do You Practice Change Management, or Just Manage Change?

Guest post by Ronn Faigen

Ronn Faigen is the General Manager for APMG-US, part of APMG International, a global accreditation and qualifications organization. In this capacity, Ronn is responsible for increasing the awareness and adoption of internationally recognized best practices, among them PRINCE2®, Managing Successful Programs (MSP™) Portfolio, Program and Project Offices (P3O®) […]

Driving Decisions from Sponsors and Leaders

Are you having difficulty getting decisions made to keep your projects moving forward? Often our projects get derailed because we can’t get a decision made from the sponsor or others on the leadership team. This may happen for a number of reasons – some of which are the fault of the project manager. If you […]