by Eileen McMonagle When a project feels like it is getting out of control, don’t try to move faster with it. Now is the time to stop. Even though it may feel like you should be doing the opposite, stop and really look at where you are in your project. Where to start Step back […]
By Kathy Martucci, PMP: So, you’ve been assigned a “simple” project. In fact, it’s so simple there’s really no need for a formal project plan, a charter or any formal methodology for that matter. You feel good. Day 2: the business owner calls you and asks why you are managing this project. Why isn’t someone in her […]
by Darrell G. Stiffler, PMP: If you are preparing to take the Project Management Professional (PMP) examination, I have an idea I would like to share. You have probably been told the best way to prepare for the exam is to take as many practice exams as possible. I could not agree more. Because of […]
by Dr. Gerald Mulenburg, PMP: I once headed up an organization for a year while their chief was off getting a masters degree in business. I soon learned that the organization had an obsessive-meeting-compulsive-disorder. It seemed like none of the managers knew how to reach a decision, including just making it, without having a meeting […]
By Vicki Wrona, PMP: In the book The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Tony Schwartz discusses many little known facts about sleep and learning, and the effect of too little sleep. In this post, I will discuss the duration of the sleep cycle, the five stages of sleep and what learning occurs in each stage, […]
By Craig Covello, PMP: In part one of this two-part series, we looked at cross footing to find spreadsheet errors. This month, we look at a possible early warning sign of overspending. Run Rate Exhaustion Every project has two primary appetites. One involves purchases of equipment. The other consumes money in the form of labor. […]
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