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What is the stage detailed planning?

This is the third article in a 3-article series on project / stage / phase planning. It is also from a new book that we are working on. The first article covered the need to have two distinct plans instead of one for every stage. The second article addressed the management planning and the need...

What is the stage management planning?

In the previous article, we discussed how The Customizable and Adaptable Methodology for Managing Projects™ differs from the PMBOK® Guide, specifically, in the area of planning. The main point was that there should be two plans instead of 1, one for management and one for the details.

What are the project plans and the planning processes?

This blog post is part of a chapter from an e-book that we are working on at this time. The e-book is a simulation of how to apply a project management method (CAM2P™) on large and complex project integrating a project life span with the PMBOK® Guide. The focus of this part (of the chapter) is to...

The Project Management Institute (PMI) has just published Implementing Organizational Project Management: Practice Standard. In this – just published standard – it emphasize the importance of tailoring a project management methodology. However, the main focus is on implementing an organizational system. We are happy to see this publication especially that we have been advocating the need for...

In this post we are sharing a Radio interview conducted with yours truly for the show “Stu Taylor on Business”. Stu Taylor is the host of a popular radio show syndicated in the United States – Money Matters Radio Network on WBNW, WPLM, WESO. It is also aired via streaming audio on www.MoneyMattersBoston.com. The show is...

Project success is one of the most hotly debated topics online and there are many discussions threads and on various platforms. Here is one on LinkedIn that was started by Bill Duncan, the main author of the original PMBOK® Guide. We have written many articles on this subject, developed an approach on project success, and even...

In this post, we would like to share with you the publishing of our book Project Management Foundation; this book is edition 2 of our original book (The Inheritance) but we are publishing this edition with a new title. The book introduces The Customizable and Adaptable Methodology for Managing Projects™ (CAM2P™) using a story telling format.

Project control is vital for management of any projects. We learn to control against the plan but is there one plan on the project life span? If there is more than one plan, which plan do we control against? Project Control This is the fourth of a 4-part series on project control. In the first...

Project control is vital for management of any projects. We learn to control against the plan but is there one plan on the project life span? If there is more than one plan, which plan do we control against? Four Control Reference Points In the previous articles we introduced the subject and discussed the first...