Project Management
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Adjusting to New Requirements in a Project
As a project progresses, requirements and goals can change, leaving project managers and team members scrambling to adjust. This can be frustrating and disrupt the flow of the project, but it’s important to remain adaptable and agile in order to ensure success. In this blog post, I’ll share some tips on how I adjust to…
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Agile vs. Waterfall: Which Methodology is Right for Your Project?
When it comes to software development, there are two main project management methodologies: Agile and Waterfall. Each has its own unique approach, advantages, and disadvantages. Choosing the right methodology for your project is important for its success. In this article, we will compare Agile and Waterfall methodologies and help you decide which one is right…
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Understanding Project Scope
A scope statement or Statement of Work documents your project’s scope and defines the specific tasks, key stakeholders, milestones, deadlines, and other information that are required to make the project successful. Clearly defining and documenting the scope of a project helps your team account for all of the work that needs to be completed so…
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Get That Failing Project Back On Track
Anyone who’s worked on project teams knows there is plenty that can move a project past its deadline. It’s not uncommon for some of the work to be harder than originally anticipated, or to have turnover on the project that means you have to get new people up to speed. Sometimes you discover that activities…
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The 1-on-1 Is Critical To Your Team’s Success
The 1-on-1 meeting is ubiquitous at many startups. There’s a good reason to prioritize them on your calendar, despite the best attempts to mitigate having too many meetings. This type of meeting is the best way for you (as a manager) and those who report to you to connect on pressing issues, develop a strong…
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Project Roadmap vs Project Plan
A while ago, I wrote a blog post on What is a Project Plan? I often get asked, “what is the difference between a project roadmap and a project plan?” Well, the key difference between the two is that a roadmap is a high-level view of your project. An effective project plan provides details about…
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Innovative Leaders Ask The Right Questions
Asking questions is an essential component of leadership. Albert Einstein was obsessed with questions, or more precisely, with getting to the right question. It doesn’t matter how creative you are as a leader, it doesn’t matter how good the answers you come up with. If you’re focusing on the wrong questions, you’re not really providing the leadership you…
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What is Project Management?
“At its most fundamental, project management is about people getting things done.” Dr Martin Barnes, APM President 2003-2012 To understanding what project management is, we must first understand what a project is. A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. Each project will have a set of objectives…
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What is a Project Plan?
As project managers, we know that project plans comes in varying degrees of complexity. The one absolute thing in order to deliver a project on time is having a good project plan. So what is a project plan? There are a lot of components that go into any project. Components, such as when, why, what…
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Tips for Running Your First Project
That great day has finally come. After working faithfully for months (or perhaps years), you are finally getting your chance to take over as a project manager. You are about to assume a leadership role for both the project and the people working on it. While there is a chance that you will be starting…