Project Management methods, tools, templates ant tips

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.

Stakeholder Management

by Patty MulderProject ManagementFebruary 2, 2016November 12, 2017

This article explains Stakeholder Management in a practical way. After reading you will understand the basics of this powerful project management tool. Introduction Organizations that intend to implement large-scale changes…

Influence Mapping

by Patty MulderProject ManagementMarch 17, 2015June 22, 2018

This article explains Influence Mapping in a practical way. After reading you will understand the basics of this powerful project management tool. Introduction Who are exactly involved in making important…

Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)

by Vincent van VlietProject ManagementOctober 27, 2014November 13, 2017

This article explains Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) in a practical way. After reading you will understand the basics of this powerful programme management tool. Introduction Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) is…

Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)

by Patty MulderProject Management TemplatesJune 9, 2014August 27, 2019

Project managers like using a Responsibility Assignment Matrix to identify the role of the various members of a project team. This matrix is a structural chart in which is visually made clear what should be done by whom. In the matrix it is clear what the tasks and responsibilities are of each of the team members.

RACI Matrix

by Patty MulderProject Management TemplatesNovember 10, 2013August 27, 2019

The RACI matrix or RACI chart is used in order to have a good overview of a (complex) project of the various members of the project and their individual responsibilities. This matrix describes the participation by various roles in completing tasks or results for projects or business processes on completing the tasks or results in an orderly fashion.