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PROCESSES No 9 – Earned Value Management – now over 60 years old – Is there anything new to say about problems in its implementation?
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Project Management Back to Basics
Project management is having a quiet identity crisis. We have reached an inflection point. Interest in Waterfall and Agile has waned. Hybrid is still ill-defined. Everyone talks about AI, but its impact on the profession remains unclear.
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Projects…Start with What & Why
What are we doing? And why are we doing it? These are the first two critical questions that must be asked at the start of every project. However, they often go unanswered!
The nominal “what” is often provided. Implement a new system. Launch a new program. Build a road or bridge. However, the “why” is frequently unclear or poorly defined.
Agile Project Planning
Agile planning should be simple. Agile embraces flexibility, adaptability, and incremental delivery. Therefore, planning processes are designed to be lightweight and time-efficient.
Many organizations struggle with Agile planning. Remnants of the predictive project mindset are often the culprits. The result is impractical plans, wasted effort, and compromised value.
New Feature in Primavera P6 Professional v. 21: Showing Backward/Forward Activity Critical Paths
Primavera P6 Professional version 21 introduces a powerful new feature that allows you to highlight different types of critical paths – making it easier than ever to analyze project schedules from multiple perspectives.
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Generate a Report in Primavera P6 containing Baseline Details for Multiple Projects in a Portolio
If you manage a portfolio of projects in Primavera P6 and would like to geenrate a report that shows the baseline details for multiple projects in the portfolio, then you might find the steps outlined in this video useful. The report shows the following details (grouped by original project name, i.e., the original project on which the baseline was created.
Group Tasks by Dates in Microsoft Project
The default method of grouping tasks in Microsoft Project by Summary Tasks (WBS) works perfectly well for lookahead schedules, however adding another lookahead schedule View with tasks group by dates can be useful to the project team
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Creating Accountability
At the beginning of my project management classes, I ask participants if they have any big, burning questions. Accountability always tops the list. Project managers face challenges when team members do not complete assignments on time or when stakeholders delay critical decisions.