In order to ensure a successful project, roles must be clear and well defined. The following project leadership roles are essential to any project: Project Manager Functional Manager Executive Project Manager Clearly the success of the project depends on the project manager. The project manager's job is simply to ensure the success of the project,... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Project planning is immensely underrated. Everyone has a story of how they could have planned better to avoid a disaster, even if they didn’t look back and realise it. The Project Management Institute suggests that planning should ideally consist of about 20 – 30% of the time required to perform the project work. This is... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
I think someone needs to pay closer attention to road! In order to make sure that disasters like this never happen, the project manager should institute a strong system of project monitoring. Fortunately, there is plenty of information within the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) for this. If done right, it can save your... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
The difference between a successful project and an unsuccessful one can usually be narrowed down to one word: Planning. The Project Management Institute (PMI) reports that only 64% of projects meet their intended goals, and from my experience working for a large engineering company, this is probably not too far out. But there is a... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Putting out fires is rarely a good project management strategy. Project controls are where the project manager earns their wages. Assigning work to someone is relatively easy, but how do you ensure the quality of the work is acceptable, or that the deadlines will be met? Fortunately, project management theory contains techniques which are used... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer