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How feasibility studies vary by industry

Activities conducted during feasibility studies tend to be generic across private and public sectors regardless of the type of project, but there are certain variances, outlines Mohammad Farooq.

September 27, 2016

Scope

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

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

How Agile helps deliver innovation

It doesn’t matter how many amazing ideas you generate if your organisation is unable to implement them, writes Nat Tanner. Here’s how Agile can support the development of innovation projects.

October 14, 2015

Advanced

Product versus work breakdown structure

What’s the difference between PBS and WBS? asks Pat Weaver. While the product breakdown structure and work breakdown structure look very similar, they serve different needs. Both have important roles to play in the project planning and control process.

August 13, 2015

Dealing with resistance in your project

Change expert Elissa Farrow is often asked by leaders, and other change consultants, about strategies for dealing with resistance on a project or in an organisation. Here are some of her suggestions.

July 27, 2015

Blogs
Change

Study: Room for improvement in bank property management

Program planning and asset management are two areas where Australia’s biggest four banks can improve on efficiency, according to the Retail Bank Benchmarking Survey 2015.

July 23, 2015

News