WHY ? The first Question
You may already know about 5W & 2H. This refers to the questions What, Why, When, How, Where, Who, and How Much, listed in a poem by...
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These are the Project Steps
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WHO ? Stakeholders
The second question to ask, even before you have really started working on your project, is "Who are the Stakeholders?" A stakeholder is...
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Initiating Your Project - First Steps
So you know why your project exists and you have found who your stakeholders are. You are now ready to initiate your project. (Useful...
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Key elements of Effective Planning
Planning: Setting a course of action to achieve a desired Goal. Your 'Plan' is that course of action "Plan your work and work your...
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SCOPE: What? Where?
You are now ready to start working on the Scope of your project. The Scope of a project answers the questions "What" will you actually...
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WHEN ? The mastery of Time
"Running out of Time! What time is it? If we don't have the time to do it right the first time, when will we ever find the time to do it...
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HOW MUCH $ ? - Cost Management
We previously looked at Scope, which told us "What and Where". Then we looked at Time, which told us "When". This section deals with...
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HOW ? -Quality, the Elusive Property
What is Quality? How can I get Quality into my projects? We can all agree it is a good thing, and I would like my project to have lots of...
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The Human Resource (HR)
Human Resources: "It isn't the thing we do, it's the thing that runs our business". Steve Wynn, Wynn Las Vegas Project Team: A set of...
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Physical Resource Management
Physical Resources are: Equipment, Materials, Supplies, Facilities, and Infrastructure that are utilized by your project, or become a...
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Communication
" Mr. Watson, come here - I want to see you." Alexander Graham Bell (1876) As Professional Project Managers we spend 80% or more of our...
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Procurement
At some point of time in your project you will need to acquire something from an organization outside of your project team. To acquire...
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Risk
If you have been following the project steps, as sequenced on this website, you have already Planned: Stakeholder Engagement, Scope,...
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Large Projects / Small Projects
Do you manage a few large projects? Do you manage several smaller projects? What is the best approach for these 2 scenarios? MANAGING...
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Monitor & Control
The Monitor and Control phase of your project consists of reviewing your project against the approved plans to identify variations from...
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Ending Well!
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