Gathering Requirements: That it implies that you already know the solution to the problem. By collecting information, we determine the “real” problem(s).
Perfect Timing
I’m putting in a lot of time and effort into learn.pmStudent.com right now, and am fortunate to have received several submissions from new and familiar guest bloggers for pmStudent.com. For the next week or so you’ll be seeing posts from guest bloggers on topcs from requirements development to the obsolescence of the critical path.
There have [...]
5 Tips on how to present projects successfully in project management
Your ultimate goal in rendering a project is to finish on time, below budget and with a happy client. But how do you perform it? Here are five tips to assist you.
Be Honest
As the saying goes “Honesty is the Best Policy”.You have to be honest all the time in dealing with your customers. Tell them [...]
Contract type: Here’s the best one…
Aren’t you on the edge of your seat? Read on to find the exciting answer…
How to not choke your business analyst
In an ideal world, the business analyst and project manager work seamlessly together to help the business achieve the most valuable solution.
The ideal world rarely happens.
Change is coming
Very soon you will come to pmStudent.com and see a new look.
This layout has worked well for over a year now, but it’s time for some changes.
A few of the key enhancements in design and functionality I’m looking towards are:
Improved ability to see what’s relevant to you immediately when visiting the home page.
Enhanced discussion capabilities, [...]
Project leader? (Is he doomed?)
At the Wacipi – It’s great fun, and the kids really love it. My wife noticed my oldest son doing what he normally does in large groups of kids… Displaying some of the traits of a project leader.
Let me explain.
Agile Project Manager Confessions, Pecha Kucha Style
Whenever I tell people that I am both a PMP and an Agilist, many look at me as if this had to be some deep, dark secret.
How could one study and practice a formal project management methodology and also use Agile?
New Project Manager: How to screw up in the first 60 days
So you ask yourself one important question.
How can I really screw this up?
Yes, we all want to charge in and make a mess of things. But what’s the best way to go about it without taking forever? How can you create chaos and bad will in the first 60 days?
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