Project Frameworks: Understand the Choices
3 years 7 weeks agoSelecting a project management approach and framework is complicated. Not that long ago, it was like buying a Model-T Ford; you could have any color you wanted, as long as it was black—our only option was Waterfall.
Today Waterfall is still a choice. There are also multiple Agile frameworks, or you can mix-and-match and go Hybrid. So many choices.
Flipping the Triple Constraint
3 years 12 weeks agoProject management theory established the Triple Constraint (aka, the Iron Triangle) as the key to project success. If the scope is known and fixed, then the schedule and cost must adjust to accommodate scope changes.
The simplicity of this proposition is appealing. At the beginning of the project, all requirements are documented, the design is approved, and
How to use Lumpsum cost in Primavera P6 to generate S-curves data
3 years 16 weeks agoBusy, But Not Productive
3 years 16 weeks agoEveryone tells me they are busy. They are on video or conference calls from morning until evening. On average, workers receive over 100 emails per day and send at least 40. A common complaint is, “I spend my entire day meeting and doing email; and have no time for my
DCMA 14-Point Schedule Assessment
3 years 20 weeks agoUnlock Potential: Push Decision Making Down
3 years 21 weeks agoModern management theory is built on the premise of trust. If management creates a values-based culture, employees will make the “right” decisions. Douglas McGregor described Theory X (not trusting) and Y (trusting)managers. The 1950s were an inflection point where the nature of
Unlock Potential: Push Decision Making Down
3 years 21 weeks agoModern management theory is built on the premise of trust. If management creates a values-based culture, employees will make the “right” decisions. Douglas McGregor described Theory X (not trusting) and Y (trusting)managers. The 1950s were an inflection point where the nature of
How to show a column of week numbers in a Microsoft Project schedule
3 years 24 weeks agoThere are times when stakeholders use week numbers to discuss the dates in a project schedule and they would like to see columns of week numbers in the schedule. The tutorial outlines steps to follow in order to display week numbers such as "2021 Week 35" in a Microsoft Project schedule.
The tutorial uses 2 custom fields with formulas to show "Start Week No." and "Finish Week No."
Show summary % complete in Microsoft Project when all subtasks are milestones and some of these milestones are completed
3 years 24 weeks agoIn Microsoft Project, when all subtasks are milestones, the summary percent complete is 0% even when some of the milestones are completed. The summary percent complete only changes to 100% when all the milestones are 100% complete.
This behaviour is as expected as Microsoft Project calculates percent complete using actual duration but since
Empowering Your Teams
3 years 25 weeks agoThe virtues of high-performing teams are well documented. They are 50% more productive. They are more creative, and members are 76% more likely to be engaged.
