Prioritization Matrix with Microsoft Excel: Objectivity in Projects Selection
Prioritization Matrix is an efficient tool to select an option over many others. With Microsoft Excel, you can build a PM with a few simple steps.
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Eight Steps to Define the Vision of a Software Development Project
During the early days of a project, the project team needs to have a 'compass' guiding to the effective and efficient achievement of project objectives. It is imperative to create…
Prioritization Matrix: Objectivity in Decision Making
Prioritization Matrix is a decision-making tool and is one of the seven management and planning tools used in Six Sigma and Quality Management in general. It is used to determine…
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Project Leadership: The Latent Power of Success
Increased complexity in contemporary projects puts a heavy burden on the project management profession. Project Managers do no longer have the luxury to be task-oriented only; they need to evolve…
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Work Breakdown Structure Made Easy
“Would you please help me print out this ‘WBS’? It won’t fit in one page. I have a status meeting with the Sponsor in 30 minutes!” a colleague of mine…
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The indispensable Quality couple
Most companies realize the ever-existing conflict between Quality Control and Production functions, but unfortunately, very few have realized or thought of the function that bridges the gap between them, namely…
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The Tightrope Walker in Your Organization
Most of us enjoy watching a tightrope walker in circuses trying to walk along a rope to reach to the other end without falling down. Skillfully, he uses a balancing…
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The 80/20 Project Manager
Professionals’ characters are made up of two components; the Technical Skills and the Human/Managerial Skills. These two categories of skills are competing against each other. If someone becomes more of…
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Stakeholders and the Cost of Change
Any individual or organization whose interests may be affected positively or negatively by the completion of a project is called a Stakeholder (SH). He could be a positive stakeholder such…
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Progressive Elaboration
A project is defined as a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. This definition explicitly states two of three characteristics of a project-Temporary (which means…