Reorganizations: Managing Your Feelings
7 years 19 weeks agoA phrase heard at many organizations is, “The only constant is change.” Reorganizations, restructurings, and layoffs have become a regular event. These events reshape the work-landscape at the individual and team level:
- Friends and colleagues may move to other groups within the company or leave;
- You may have a new management team with whom you need to build rapport and trust
How Early and Late date are calculated in Start to Start relationship in Primavera P6
7 years 22 weeks agoIn Finish to Start relationship, Primavera calculate Early and Late date base on 2 process
- Forward Pass (to calculate Early Start and Early Finish)
Recommended Steps to Effective Gate 1 IAP
7 years 23 weeks agoInteractive Planning (IAP) is a methodology used by projects to engage important stakeholders and subject matter experts in a facilitated workshop setting.
The engagement process is through collaborative discussion of project plan and strategy to develop a reliable, complete, and successful project schedule. Interactive Planning is also widely known as Participative Planning (PP).
Powerful Words, “I Don’t Know”
7 years 24 weeks ago“I don’t know” are three words that most people dread saying. The need to know the answer has followed us from school into the working world. We are loath to admit ignorance. I have seen colleagues twist themselves into a pretzel inventing an answer.
Providing incorrect information may have negative consequences, including:
- Something may be done wrong
Guide to Gate 1 Interactive Planning
7 years 25 weeks agoInteractive Planning (IAP)
Interactive Planning (IAP) is a methodology used by projects to engage important stakeholders and subject matter experts in a facilitated workshop setting.
The engagement process is through collaborative discussion of project plan and strategy to develop a reliable, complete, and successful project schedule.
Interactive Planning is also widely
Making Sense of Agile
7 years 27 weeks agoThere has been a tectonic shift in how software is developed. Terms like Agile, CI/CD, DevOps, BDD, and TDD are new additions to the IT vocabulary.
These new practices and related tools promise to significantly reduce the time and effort required to build, test, and deploy software. Leading companies modify their applications daily and regularly push updates to their
Diversity Risk in the Canadian Workplace
7 years 28 weeks agoA good understanding of diversity risk must be part of planning. The world is laden with so many cultures. Mixtures of these various norms creates a new norm that must be considered seriously.
If we look in the past, multiculturalism has a long and wide history in Canada. It was then adopted by the
How is the Y-Axis scale determined in the Resource/Activity Usage Profile
7 years 30 weeks agoIn Primavera when we show Resource Usage Profile or Activity Usage Profile, the max value in Y-Axis is determined by software. And we may wonder how is it determined.
Controlling the Runaway Meeting
7 years 32 weeks agoIt is a common phenomenon. Something happens, usually something bad. Daily meetings are organized. Anyone connected with the event is there—from senior executives to junior staff. There is incredible focus. Then, the triggering issue is resolved. But the meetings continue.
This has happened to all of us. Meetings start with a clear purpose.
CPM Resource & Cost Loading Requires Inside Knowledge
7 years 33 weeks agoCPM Resource & Cost Loading Requires Inside Knowledge
Like construction project management, CPM Resource & Cost Loading is a science in which the best practitioners have administrative, as well as practical and theoretical skills specific to the industry in which they work. This condition generates some interesting perceptions, all of which point to a lack of
