Managing

Can you use standard deviation in project management?

Standard deviation is an abstract concept derived from observation rather than calculation or experimentation. Can project managers use it to support unique projects? asks Pat Weaver.

July 19, 2016

The three major failings of project scheduling

One of the key tools needed to efficiently manage the work of a project is a realistic and achievable schedule. But there is a ‘chicken and egg’ problem, writes Patrick Weaver.

June 23, 2016

Time

Process ROT and the quest for quality information

It might sound like something that lurks in damp soil, but process ROT is actually becoming a widespread problem for many organisations, writes Ivan Seselj. Here’s how to avoid using redundant, obsolete and/or trivial information.

June 9, 2016

Knowledge

Using technology to optimise project plans

Many organisations are renewing their focus on both their planning processes and disciplines to ensure that the plans being produced are optimal. How can technology support this? asks Cameron Johnson.

May 26, 2016

Time

4 strategies to manage project ‘unknowns’

There are always some potentially damaging project risks that are currently unknown to us and therefore impossible to add to the Risk Register. Michael Baron gives us four strategies to deal with them.

May 23, 2016

Risk

The detrimental effect of poor project governance

Ineffective project governance causes more project failures than ineffective project management. It is therefore up to the project manager to ensure success rather than just supervise delivery’, writes Jed Simms.

May 12, 2016

How to manage a project with budget constraints

Many project managers attribute going over-budget to changes, but never fear, you can still deliver a successful project without compromising many resources. David Grover suggests six courses of action to rein in your spend.

April 28, 2016

Cost

Practical ethics for problem projects

Practical ethics suggests that to counteract the forces for poor ethical standards there needs to be a stronger force for high ethical standards. Pat Weaver fights a slow-burning issue in the building industry.

March 23, 2016

Can a risk have 100% probability?

Most people’s first reaction to the idea that a risk can have 100% probability is to disagree. After all ‘uncertainty’ is a key part of the definition of risk, and 100% probability means ‘certain’. Risk Doctor David Hillson argues otherwise.

March 10, 2016

Risk