Project Quality Management is the 5th knowledge area within the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). It contains the knowledge and processes required to ensure the highest quality products and deliverables are produced by the project. Although the highest quality should always be a goal, the highest grade is not necessarily so. Quality: The degree... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Most projects require some form of external purchasing (procurement) in order to meet their goals. Executing these procurements to fulfill the needs of the project falls under the knowledge area of Project Procurement Management. Contractors usually have better expertise or experience and can provide a higher quality product. But often they are not motivated by the same... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Unlike most of the project management knowledge areas, which deal with a specific area of expertise of the project manager, the Project Integration Management knowledge area is something of a catch-all, containing many of the everyday actions of a project manager. It is the glue that holds the project together. The processes within the Project Integration... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Poor project cost management is one of the easiest ways to make a project go awry. Hence, good project management requires a firm grasp on the concepts and techniques in project budgeting and cost control. Thankfully, the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) gives us a strong foundation in this area. Project Cost Management is... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Many project managers have executed the technical work to perfection only to find out that stakeholders were not satisfied because communication was poor. Thus, project communication is sometimes more important than the technical work. Of course, the project manager needs to communicate when unexpected events occur. That's the domain of project risk management. But the... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer