“Any profession of any standing knows where it came from and why,” says Pat Weaver, managing director of Mosaic Projects and sponsor of...
Review: Management Science, Operations Research and Project Management—José Ramón San Cristóbal Mateo
As a project manager who has always struggled with mathematics this book's title and contents appeared daunting. However, following the...
Is PRINCE2 still relevant?
PRojects IN Controlled Environments, better known as PRINCE, has been helping project practitioners since 1989. Is it still relevant more...
Which came first, the project process or the tool?
There are many aspects involved in successful project and program management: hard work, experience, good teamwork, solid processes and...
Project management software review: activeCollab
It’s a jungle out there. There is a bunch of systems, reviews and comparisons out there, so how does one find the right tool? Well, the...
Are numbers real?
In the western world, numbers in the form we know and use today appeared in the 13th century when Italian mathematician Leonardo Pisano...
The frontier of project management technology
Every project manager knows that the art and science of their role has undergone many changes in recent years. Technology solutions are...
Review: Crucial Accountability—Patterson, Grenny, Maxfield, McMillan & Switzler
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Rob McMillan and AL Switzler, authors of the renowned Crucial Conversations have focused...
Project contractors add to skills bank
A recent report by the Australian Industry Group has confirmed that Australian organisations are struggling to recruit employees with...
Does your project suffer from spreadsheet errors?
There is not a project in this world that does not use spreadsheets from time to time and many are run exclusively by spreadsheets: in...