Your project team is the single biggest factor in the successful completion of your project. At its core, a project is nothing more than a bunch of people collaborating to deliver a result, and the quality of their work defines the outcome. Building a high-performing team starts with choosing the right individuals and inspiring them... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
In project management, the project team is the heartbeat of any successful project, driving the technical work outlined in the project’s organizational chart. Reporting to the project manager, team members execute the tasks that turn plans into reality. While small projects may see the project manager and team roles overlap, these distinct responsibilities remain critical,... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
So you want to learn about project management, but have been putting it off into the "one day" basket? Or maybe you're already familiar with project management techniques and would like to brush up on your skills. In either case, you're not alone. You've come to the right place. A few months ago I was... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
A project manager's roadmap and guiding document is called a project management plan. It puts all the pieces of project management together into one coherent place. Rather than holding all the pieces of the project in your head (like alot of project managers I know) it's incredibly helpful to organize them on paper and to... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Projects don't manage themselves. Professional project management requires the development of a plan that outlines how it will be managed. According to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (section 4.2), the project management plan fulfills this purpose. Although it includes any and all items that define the management of the project, there are certain standard items.... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Every project has distinct roles that must be fulfilled in order to function properly and provide the products or services it was intended to provide. As a minimum, it needs a project manager and a project team who does the work, although those roles could be fulfilled by the same person. It also needs a... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
