Project Planning
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As projects become more complicated and involve more people and steps, the importance of project planning increases. Learn more about how to optimize project success throught the use of effective project planning.
By Lawrence Wilkinson
Scenario planning derives from the observation that, given the impossibility of knowing precisely how the future will play out, a good decision or strategy to adopt is one that plays out well across several possible futures. To find that "robust" strategy, scenarios are created in plural, such that each scenario diverges markedly from the others. These sets of scenarios are, essentially, specially constructed stories about the future, each one modeling a distinct, plausible world in which we might someday have to live and work. Here's how to build scenarios.
(Added: 22-Mar-2005 Hits: 303)
By Joe Love
Planning a meeting is more than just deciding who will be invited. This article will help you plan meetings that will be productive to all involved. See how you can learn how to participate in meetings effectively. And learn how to plan and structure a meeting when invited to do so.
(Added: 4-Oct-2005 Hits: 232)
By Chris Vandersluis
Over my last 2 columns, we talked about establishing the requirements for a project management system and creating a deployment plan for its implementation. Now, I'd like to take a few moments to talk about training.
(Added: 28-Sep-2001 Hits: 220)
By NA
Around the Project Manager's Control Tower, the distinction between activities and achievements is an important one. Activities are the means to an end, achievements are the desired end result. PMs who can drive projects from an achievement perspective versus an activity perspective have some notable advantages. Before listing these advantages, let's make sure the differences between assigning activities and achievements are clear.
(Added: 28-Sep-2001 Hits: 290)
By n a
Learn how to plan and schedule more complex projects using Critical Path Analysis and PERT. These are powerful tools that help you to schedule and manage complex projects. They were developed in the 1950s to control large defense projects, and have been used routinely since then. Learn how these tools can work for you.
(Added: 29-Mar-2006 Hits: 534)
By Adele Sommers
Why do some projects proceed without a hitch, yet others flounder? One reason may be the type and quality of the questions people ask at the very start. Below are 17 insightful queries that can expose the uncertain aspects of your project, and thereby help you avoid expensive surprises later on.
(Added: 7-Mar-2006 Hits: 499)
