Project Management

Project management is a discipline of certain activities to manage a temporary endeavour (project) to achieve specific goals.

These certain activities are initiating, planning, executing, controlling and meet the deliverables.

Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements. A project is temporary in a specified timeframe, and therefore defined scope and resources.

The primary challenge is to meet all of the project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually described in a project plan. This project plan contains a scope, a time line, quality and budget. The challenge for the project team members and project leader is to optimize the allocation of necessary inputs and integrate them to meet pre-defined objectives.

Project-based work has many advantages for an organization such as deploying specialized staff and temporary hiring of personnel. Both the functional and operational management of employees are experienced as disadvantageous as is the continuous adaptation to the environment.

What are the most known and used project management tools and methods? What are their success stories and practical tips when you apply these? These posts are all about great tools and methods that can help you to achieve your goal or understand certain aspects that come with project management.

Business Requirements Analysis

by Ben JanseProject ManagementJanuary 9, 2020January 9, 2020

Business requirement analysis is a process in which the expectations and requirements of the users and stakeholders of a project or task are defined.

P3M3 Maturity Model

by Patty MulderProject ManagementDecember 10, 2019December 10, 2019

The P3M3 maturity model assesses management maturity. It also organises, structures and measures organisational practices in a practical manner.

Request for Proposal (RFP)

by Patty MulderProject ManagementNovember 5, 2019November 19, 2019

An RFP is about the requesting one or more suppliers to provide clear and comprehensive quotations for specific services and/or products.

PMBOK

by Ben JanseProject ManagementAugust 2, 2019November 25, 2019

PMBOK stands for Project Management Body of Knowledge and is a collection of guidelines, terminology, and best practices that are accepted as standards for project management.

Planning Cycle

by Ben JanseProject ManagementApril 9, 2019November 25, 2019

The project Planning Cycle is a the step-by-step process for running through different project phases to reach the project goals.

Burndown Chart

by Ben JanseProject ManagementJanuary 2, 2019January 16, 2020

Burndown chart is a simple graph that allow the progress of projects to be monitored. Burndown charts consist of different parts that are very useful for both the project manager and the project members.

Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)

by Patty MulderProject ManagementNovember 29, 2018November 19, 2019

This article explains Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM), developed by Eliyahu Goldratt in a practical way. After reading it, you will understand the basics of this powerful project management tool….

Critical Path Method (CPM)

by Patty MulderProject ManagementSeptember 24, 2018December 16, 2019

Critical Path Method or CPM is a project management technique for scheduling projects. Use it to see which actions impact the overall project schedule.

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

by Patty MulderProject Management TemplatesNovember 7, 2017January 19, 2020

Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) is a term that is used in project management. A WBS has a hierarchical structure in which concrete, main activities are divided into logical sub-activities.

Project Initiation Document (PID)

by Patty MulderProject ManagementOctober 16, 2017November 19, 2019

This article explains the Project Initiation Document or PID in a practical way. After reading it, you will understand the basics of this powerful project management tool. What is a…