Managing the Managers – Showing importance of Risk Management
Suppose you called a meeting with your project team, various experts and the stakeholders, to start the risk planning process. One of the senior people...
Decision Tree / Expected Monetary Value model for risk analysis
EMV is a statistical concept (with a defined formula) which calculates average outcome when there is uncertainty in the final outcome (more than one possible...
Project size driving Project risk
Project size and Project Risk: Another interesting topic in Project Management world. From my experience with software development, I think that project risk increases with...
Addressing risk due to interpersonal issues and incorrect project communication
Interesting question as I wonder this situation (Risk of failure due to interpersonal issues) is often less addressed anywhere. I shall address the situation using formal...
Team Building/Motivation practices
What kind of team-building exercises and/or motivational practices have you used, or participated in? Would you recommend them for use by others? Have you been...
Sample Software Quality Issue
One of the major Software Quality issue that I experienced is with product xyz which my current employer deployed as the Version control and Change...
Quality considerations for software projects
Define one or two aspects of IT product quality that should be considered when planning software project activities. How can they be measured? What are...
Quality Program in a typical organization
What quality programs, formal or informal, have you experienced in your work? How well do you feel they were implemented? What was the level of...
Finding root cause of unsatisfactory Earned Value measurements
Describe how you would go about finding the root cause of unsatisfactory Earned Value measurements on a project, and what measures you might take to...
Time reporting for technology professionals?
How do you feel about the concept of such time accounting for technology professionals? (e.g. compared to just reporting progress via e-mail or a progress...
Need for better time reporting systems
System Background (circumstances):Most of the employers uses a web based time logging application that falls into the category of time attendance systems that we are...
Schedule Compression – Scenario#2 – Less Time at hand
I guess, since we have lesser amount of time left (6 weeks as opposed to 1 year), I would certainly let the sponsor know that...
Schedule Compression Determination
If you were managing a software development project that was a year away from completion and the project sponsor asked you to cut a month...
Importance of formal project planning
One of the projects that I executed for one of my employers was an internal employee goal tracking system. The system enables employees from CEO...
Importance of following well-integrated change control process (CCP) on IT projects
Change in IT projects’ life cycle is inevitable. This points at the importance of establishing means to identify, control and document change in a formal...
Gotchas When a Technical Person is Promoted to Management Position
Scenario: Nicek is a senior technical leader and got a recent promotion as Project Manager, but was not given appropriate training in PM process. Below...
Sample WBS (Work Break Down Structure)
Below is a sample work breakdown structure for an online attendance management system that I worked on in the past –...
Project Scope Change And its Impacts
Project background: Developer xyz was in the middle of a project that went several scope changes while in UAT. The project is about implementing capability...
Mind Mapping Technique to Prepare WBS
I would prefer the mind mapping technique to arrive at WBS (work break down structure), due to my liking for problem solving by visualization and...
Sample Project Management Problem Resolution
Project description: Project for xyz that included development, maintenance and enhancements to the official web site and web-based intranet applications that supported integrated work flows...
Sample PM Day to Day Work
Project Management skill is very important in information management area. Let me paint a historical (early 2000) projet lead role where I was responsible for managing the...
Re-baselining of IT projects – Factors that makes it difficult and some recommendations
Before addressing the question, it would be beneficial if we understand what baselining and re-baselining is. Baselining is the common project management method where we...
Where are federal IT initiatives heading – Success or Failure – Lessons learned
GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide is very extensive and gives us clear details of federal IT initiatives. The guide, together with OMB circular and...