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[...] into the solution. Having to complete late scope change requests can be a problem for the project manager. The team is tired and they are not motivated. In fact, morale may be poor. However, this is [...]

[...] . as a result, resources are not necessarily allocated according to plan - whether of the project manager, or anyone else. Conflicts can easily arise when an unrelated project has an overrun or [...]

[...] Six Techniques Provide Meaningful Performance Feedback": The job description of the project manager normally does not include providing formal performance reviews to team members. This is [...]

[...] a key project resource can be devastating to any project.  And the reality of it is that the project manager rarely has much say in who they can keep and who they can lose. In a professional services [...]

[...] The value Project Management can be elusive to measure, primarily because all projects, by definition, are different. As [...]

[...] whey projects fail, and they closely parallel reasons whey companies struggle to implement project management in a consistent way across the organization. The list of reasons by TenStep in the post [...]

[...] , the project manager (and the sponsor) would sit down and consider the value of the project management processes that were applied. Here's the TenStep guest blog post "Proving the Value of [...]

[...] ? OK, you probably have the talent, or it is unlikely you would have moved into the field of project management in the first place!  In fact, while talent is an important factor, in the realm of [...]

[...] Agile PM and Business Analysis are popular pieces of the skills puzzle within the domain of project management right now. [...]

[...] There is a clear link between business analysis and agile project management, and some think that business analysts as we know them could be [...]

[...] This is more of an inquiry, and I don't fully know the answer. But I wonder what business analysis is without software development. This post looks at the elements of business analysis and [...]

[...] You may have already encountered considerable cultural barriers in the practice of business analysis. It has changed as traditional software development environments are giving way to agile [...]

[...] that you don't give anyone the excuse that they did not know when it was due. Follow up with project managers on items that need further explanation and clarity. If you receive status information that [...]

[...] projects fail.  And this is coming from those most likely to overrate their success – the project managers themselves. Based on this, it seems that we all have lots of opportunity to learn from our [...]

[...] advantage of functionally-based projects is that there is usually clear authority, since the project managers tend to also be the functional managers. You also do not need to negotiate with other [...]

[...] , PMOs can do much more. Here are six items that would provide additional value to the project managers and the entire organization. 1. Establish and support a document repository. One of the [...]

[...] some of the ITIL processes in ITIL Transition Planning and Support work, in terms of project management processes: These are the ITIL Project Management (Transition Planning and Support) sub-processes [...]

[...] 's great. But then again, I question the benefit. See what you think. In any documented project management processes, there are implied, or specifically stated, priorities. It seems that refactoring [...]

[...] is progressing. In many cases, it makes sense to have another party evaluate the project management processes being utilized and double-check that the project is progressing as expected. This “ [...]

[...] tools, and are they being used correctly! There are streamlined ways of implementing Project Management Processes, but what other factors need to be in place in order for these to be effective? In [...]

[...] impact. These meetings can be nuisances - taking up one or two hours from everyone on your project team. On the other hand, if these departmental meetings are scheduled monthly or quarterly, you can [...]

[...] be so hard to gather. Many project teams also want to gather stakeholder feedback on how the project team performed. You could ask questions regarding how professional the team was, how responsive, [...]

[...] how a project ended compared to its deadline and budget only tells part of the story. If a project team delivers a poor quality product on time and within budget, it still should not be viewed as a [...]

[...] Types": The project organization is described in the Project Charter. The way that the project team is organized is directly related to the way the entire organization is structured. There are [...]

[...] ;Agile in Practice – Four Reasons to 'Build for Today'"... One of the philosophies of Agile projects is to “build for today.” In other words, you should design, build and test only what is [...]

[...] of deliverables. The function of business analysts is just as necessary and important on agile projects. That has not gone away, and is as vital as ever! It is just done differently. As project [...]

[...] have to be updated again during the project. This is not the case with an Agile project. Agile projects build incremental solutions over time. It is very possible, and perhaps likely, that a [...]

[...] of business analysis in agile project management, see Waterfall to Agile: The Role of BAs in Agile Projects. [...]

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[...] related templates to help you manage projects at Method123 PM templates Method123 Project Management Methodology Here's the TenStep post on managing projects according to size: Projects [...]

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