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"The Project Must Be Finished On This Date - Or Else!"

Posted Sat, 2012-11-24 15:09 by James Clements

These are words of desperation, a client or senior manager who's got his back to the wall.

I was faced with this exact situation on a consulting job a few weeks back, the business owner, facing heavy penalties for late delivery was desperate for answers and didn't know a better way to react.

Unfortunately, what he hoped were a matter of weeks to completion, in my mind were more like months to completion! Surely he could see that?

White paper on resource management

Posted Wed, 2012-01-18 13:46 by Adrian Vann

A free white paper from Asta on ways to help manage resourcing is available now. Visit www.astadev.com/resourcing to download your copy and see practical steos you can take to improve resource management

The Most Overlooked Total Installed Cost (TIC) Items - An Integrated Consulting Article

Posted Mon, 2011-11-14 18:38 by Millie Brinkley

Project estimating is one of the most critical components of PM. Done well, an accurate estimate helps to ensure project success. Done poorly, or not at all and the project can incur significant impacts. As important as Total Installed Cost (TIC) is to the success of a project, there are areas that are often overlooked in the estimates.

EVM Utilized Effectively-An Integrated Consulting Article

Posted Mon, 2011-11-14 18:07 by Millie Brinkley

Proper execution of projects is often hampered by inadequate planning during the initiation phase, which evolves into plans which cannot be managed effectively during execution. However, even when the planning process is successful, and what is assumed to be a well derived plan is established, project management can still be ineffective. This is typically the result of not having the capability to accurately monitor and control schedule and/or cost.

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