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...
Today we continue with our series on “_________ Life Cycle” with a focus on the Service Provider perspective. The following text is from our upcoming Redefining the Basics of Project Management book.
Since our post on why project planning is not a project phase, and the question from a reader about “_______ Life Cycle” we have been writing about this subject. We wrote about: the difference between project management life cycle and project life cycle, How to take a project from idea to closure, explained via a...
A few days ago we published this post “Why project planning is not a project phase“. That post generated a reader question asking us about the differences between project life cycle and project management life cycle, which led to another post. This later post is generating a great of discussions on online groups so we...
The following is from our upcoming book with the title Redefining the Basics of Project Management. Idea to Project Detailed Plan Let us take a road trip and consider the project as our trip; forgive us for the over simplification, but we know that you will get the concept and will be able to translate...
This is a short post in response to a reader question on our last post. What is the difference between the project life cycle and the project management life cycle?
To build on the title, the full question should be: “Can we learn all concepts of project management, in a short workshop?” What triggered this question is that we often here comments like this “At the end of this course, I will be aware for all concepts in field of project management”. We cannot blame...
In this article we address a major gap in the practice of project management today! Our hypothesis is that this GAP is one of the leading factors contributing to project challenges and failures. This is a controversial topic since it touches on what project management professionals practice – based on their understanding of global standards, such as...
When should we monitor or control a project? Is control a continual effort or intermittently done so the project manager can get some sleep?
Out of the 5 eBooks that we have published to date, this one is closer to my heart. In this eBook we cover a few major topics that are often lost by project management professionals (PMP) and those who study the PMBOK® Guide. The PMBOK® Guide only briefly mention the project life cycle but put...
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