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Getting a defined project scope understood and signed off by the client is critical to ensuring a smooth project. Without a signed off project scope, there will be debates that turn into disagreements that can totally ruin an otherwise perfect client relationship. Read More

An effective project manager will mitigate against most risk and track same. There are always unknowns in projects however and these need to be tracked in a similar way. But how do you track "known unknowns"? Read More

Project management will fail without the engagement at the appropriate level of the client of that project. A project manager needs the project client to engage at the correct times and to the correct level. Too little and the project will fail from lack of direction - too much and the project will Read More

Part of effective project management is ensuring that the project is operating in its optimal environment. The effectively run project is given all the right conditions to succeed. A lesson from my Rhododendron plant! Read More

Project management planning is crucial to help deliver successful projects. Guesswork in defining tiemlines simply doesn't work. Project management planning is about understanding what you are delivering based on both expertise and previous experience. The magic-8 ball can't help! Read More

Project management is about the people who are part of that project. The end-recipient of the project output, the project team members and of course, the project manager. The ability of a project manager to deliver effectively is tied to the ability to manage people in different circumstances. Rely Read More

Creating a unique way of blogging is the key to success and sustainability. Simply copying others blog styles will not allow you to create the readership and impact you are hoping for. There are a vast number of blogs out there and you have to stand out from the rest. Don't be a cuckoo! Read More

When delivering projects, there are both direct project costs and indirect costs i.e. the costs of running the business to backup the delivery of those projects. A factor for operational costs must be included in all projects that are being delivered in order to understand their overall impact on b Read More

When you blog, you are educating. Your blog should be providing useful information based on your experiences and expertise. But do you operate your business in the way that you suggest through your blogging? If you provide best practice advice - do you apply that to your own business? If you provid Read More

When a new project management tool or process is implemented into a business, it is important to make it relevant to the project team in order to ensure that it is used correctly. By making it relevant, the new tool or process will be used by the team. If it's not relevant, it will fade out. Read More