Talking about Project Management Topics
Hey dear PM fellows, I’d like to take the chance and introduce myself. My name is Phil, and I live in Germany - Bavaria (yes, where we have the good beer ;) I’m 41 yrs old and father of two wonderful children, married to the most wonderful wife any man can wish for. My profession is that of a manager in IT procurement where I often take over timely limited project management roles.
There has been a lot of talk recently about the decision by DCMA to raise the threshold for contracts requiring compliance reviews from $50 Million to $100 Million. On face value this might seem like the government is taking its foot off of the EVM pedal...Read More
Here we look at the principles and approaches to aid the project manager’s attempt to accurately estimate the duration and/or cost of a project http://ow.ly/SW2hK
I'm a consultant and recently been involved with an implementation of a cost control system for some Oil & Gas projects that involved heavy Value of Work Done (VOWD).
I'm very familiar with earned value and initially I thought VOWD was just another name for earned value but I've learnt that it isn't and the two techniques can both be applicable.
VOWD is Purchase Order and Commitment and based and would seem to be particularly suitable for projects with a large purchasing component.
I'd like to recommend you an interesting article. If you are looking for PM inspirations, they will tell you how to do it well. Very well! 100 Most Inspiring People in Project Managementhttps://www.timecamp.com/blog/index.php/2015/09/100-inspiring-people-pr…;
Hi all;
i recently joined a new company (developer), and they have a project in detailed design stage. the consultant have submitted the detialed design in full and our managment have a new requirements which will affect the design massively. the consultnat submitted a design variation order in order to implement the new changes. our contract mentioned only the hourly rate in case of any additional works.
Here are some key questions that you should ask and be able to answer when implementing a PMO http://ow.ly/RrVeQ
Dear Professionals,
As we know, activity relationships can be easily defined in primavera. But, my question is that what is the fastest way of defining relationships for a complex project with 27,000 activities.
Hi Guys,
I'm working on a new project management app and I'm looking to understand more about the issues faced by PMs today and the tools that you use
It would be amazing if you could spend 5/10 minutes filling out this short survey for me to help with my research
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MJTL33W
Thanks,
Nicole
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