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.

Earned Value Management (EVM)

by Ben JanseProject ManagementMay 24, 2020May 24, 2020

Earned Value Management (EVM) is a project management method for objectively measuring project performance and progress. It’s used by many big companies.

Project Charter

by Ben JanseProject Management TemplatesMay 18, 2020May 24, 2020

A project charter refers to a short formal document that contains the objective statement of a project, including different roles and responsibilities.

Project Risk Management

by Ben JanseProject ManagementMay 7, 2020May 24, 2020

Project risk management is the process that project managers use to manage potential risks that may affect a project in any way, both positively and negatively.

Project Control

by Ben JanseProject ManagementApril 3, 2020May 24, 2020

Project control consists of data collection management and analysis processes used to predict and influence the time and cost results of a project.

Logframes

by Jessie SariProject ManagementJanuary 27, 2020May 24, 2020

The Logframes and the Logical Framework Approach is an analytical process and consists of tools that can be used to support project planning and 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, 2019May 18, 2020

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.