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- Don't be a "prideful" PM consultant
- Too much pride can be a bad thing for project management PM consultants. Is your ego getting in the way of your client's best interest? A TechRepublic member has a wake-up call for you with five characteristics of a puffed-up PM consultant. by Beth Blakely
- Tags: Consultant, Project Manager, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Team Management, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Beth Blakely
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Consider Enterprise Environmental Factors when planning IT projects
- Enterprise Environmental Factors EEFs are corporate, environmental, and governmental variables that can determine how you manage certain aspects of a project. Bill Stronge lists examples of common EEFs and offers questions you need to ask at the start of each project. by Bill Stronge
- Tags: Project, Team, Information Technology, Project Manager, Enterprise Environmental Factor, Team Management, Productivity, Project Management, Management, It Operations, It service Management, Bill Stronge
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Manage project time requirements with these methods
- If you're trying to get a handle on project time requirements, these project management methods will put you in a better position to come away with a plan that you can explain and execute. by Bill Stronge
- Tags: Project, Project Manager, Activity, PERT, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Team Management, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Bill Stronge
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Case Study: PM Success Takes More Than Software
- Bell Helicopter has been building choppers since 1943. When Bell Helicopter bought a project management package, it quickly discovered that software by itself isn't enough. What it really needed was a consistent, companywide strategy for planning, implementing and measuring the progress of IT projects. The key to being able to...
- Tags: Software, Project Manager, Jupitermedia Corp., Bell Helicopter, Tools & Techniques, Project Management, Strategy, Management, It Operations, It service Management
- Case studies
- Preparing the Organization to Embrace ERP
- The client, a large public water district, was in the process of evaluating and selecting an Enterprise Resource Planning ERP system. They required an executive level project manager to oversee business process mapping, conduct research and develop vendor profiles, facilitate communications between the ERP team and the enterprise, and develop...
- Tags: Project Manager, ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- Microsoft Office Programs on the Go Increase Consultant's Productivity
- The project manager of InterSpace Computers, Inc. spends a lot of time travelling or at customer locations. One of his biggest customers is the United States Army, for which he supports a network of 1,200 desktop and server computers that are used to conduct battle simulations at Fort Knox in...
- Tags: Project Manager, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Servers, Office Suites, Software, Hardware
- Case studies
- Gaming Company Gets Projects Back on Track: Korean Gaming Leader Saves Money With Help From Project Management Software
- As a project manager for Korean gaming leader Webzen, Huh oversees 63 game developers working on a number of projects. Keeping these talented creative types motivated, yet on schedule, is a precarious balancing act. Since its founding in 2000, in Seoul, Korea, Webzen has grown to be a global digital...
- Tags: Webzen, Project Manager, Game Company, Microsoft Corp., Project Management, Games, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Personal Technology, Management
- Case studies
- Project Manager
- This webcast, one in a series, shows how Select Process Director can help one to move his or her company from CMMI Level 1 to Level 5.
- Tags: Project Manager, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- How to successfully execute the scope management phase of a project
- There's very little that you can do before the start of a project without first defining the project scope. It's an interesting process to go through if you're used to the type of organization that many of us face these days. Executing the Scope Management phase of your project will...
- Tags: Project, Project Manager, Work Breakdown Structure, Bill Stronge, Project Management, It Operations, It service Management
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- Project Metrics: Tips for doing Earned Value Analysis
- Being able to determine the success of a project seems to get more complex the larger the initiative and broader the project scope. A large project may be partially successful because you were able to deliver the agreed upon scope of work but maybe you missed on the projects duration...
- Tags: Project, Project Manager, Analysis, Manufacturing, Bill Stronge
- Blog posts 2008-06-02
- Some benefits and drawbacks of Microsoft Project
- According to the Microsoft's website "Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007 gives you robust project management tools with the right blend of usability, power, and flexibility, so you can manage projects more efficiently and effectively." While I don't disagree with their statement, I have worked with many project managers who never...
- Tags: Benefit, Project Manager, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Bill Stronge
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- A primer on projects, programs, and portfolios
- Tom Mochal answers a question about project management terminology from a TechRepublic member. Question I have worked at companies where a program manager was assigned to manage all major development. In these situations, the project manager had little authority and was often relegated to administrative duties,...
- Tags: Project, Project Manager, Tom Mochal, Projects, Portfolios Portfolios, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- Conflict Resolution and the Project Manager
- Project managers deal with conflict. If you are a project manager, and you have not yet experienced conflict in your project, don't be overly concerned - you will soon enough. At some point in your career, you will be called upon to resolve some type of conflict. At times this...
- Tags: Global Knowledge Network Inc., Conflict Resolution, Project Manager, Communication Skills, Professional Development, Productivity, Career
- White papers 2008-04-25
- TechRepublic's Project Manager Hiring Kit
- Updated with all new content! Our IT Hiring Kit for Project Managers will help you interview, evaluate, and select suitable candidates for a Project Manager position. This kit comes with a detailed job description, interview questions, a candidate assessment spreadsheet, classified ad text, and offer and rejection letters....
- Tags: Hiring, TechRepublic Inc., Project Manager, Productivity, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Download resources 2008-04-30
- Project management screw-up number 1: Failing to address the right problem
- In his book The Project Management Advisor: 18 Major Project Screw-ups, and How to Cut Them off at the Pass, Lonnie Pacelli talks about the most common pitfalls encountered in any project. Each chapter of the book covers one common pitfall in a like format: - "How...
- Tags: Project Manager, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Don't wait to address performance problems on a project
- Most project managers have had to deal with performance problems on a project at one point in their careers. Such issues are usually uncomfortable adventures for the project manager. This uncomfortable feeling usually has two causes: The project manager is usually not the functional manager of the...
- Tags: Team, Performance, Project Manager, Performance Problem, Team Member, Team Management, Performance Management, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Tom Mochal
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- Phoenix Project Manager (exe)
- Phoenix Project Manager is the brain child of Poulsen Construction Management , a company with 30+ years of experience in the scheduling industry. It is scheduling software designed and written by schedulers. Phoenix Project Manager produces solid schedules with ease. The foundation of the system is based on the Critical...
- Tags: Phoenix Technologies, Project Manager, Networking
- Software downloads 2007-11-02
- Project management skills enhance IT career
- One IT job role that is continually stressed in the results of TechRepublic's 2008 Skills and Salary Report is project leader. It comes in at number four on the list of job functions by salary, and the author of the survey says that the IT field is seeing more demand...
- Tags: Information Technology, Career, Project Manager, Manage, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-03-14
- Supervise larger projects with a schedule management plan
- As your project grows larger, your project management processes need to become more rigorous and structured. (The reverse is also true: Processes should be simpler for smaller projects.) Normally, the process used to update and manage a project schedule is pretty clear. For example, you might receive...
- Tags: Project, Team, Project Manager, Schedule, Schedule Management Plan, Management Plan, Team Management, Project Management, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Management, It Operations, It service Management, Tom Mochal
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- Collaborate Effectively With Your Team
- Project managers rely on the team to help create all kinds of important project documents. The team produces project plans, risk management plans, presentations, reports, and a host of other documents. Project managers present this material to customers. They are sent for approval to upper management. Often, these are maintained...
- Tags: Team, Project Manager, Risk Management, Team Management, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Management, Finance
- White papers 2007-12-01
