Project management skills
Projects are all about the people; so it is a combination of this range of skills from the hard to soft and everything that encompasses in between that makes for …
Course: Project Management: How to be a Successful Project Manager
Effective qualities of a project manager
Project management provides people with a robust set of tools that includes the ability to plan, implement and manage activities to accomplish specific objectives. However, project management is more than …
What is a typical day in project management?
In the previous activity, we saw that finding an adequate definition for a project can be problematic. If we now consider a person involved in managing projects, this can introduce …
Project Initiation
You’ve now gained some key insights into what a project life cycle is and how it’s defined. During this step, we’ll cover the initiation stage of the project life cycle. …
Extended project life cycle
The most common type of life cycle is the linear life cycle, sometimes known as the linear sequential model or waterfall method, illustrated below: Click image to enlarge The scope …
The Project Life Cycle
To accommodate the predominance of programmes and portfolios as aspects of project management, the definition of the project life cycle has extended over the years. This article highlights the inter-related …
Professional development and qualifications
The global economy has become more project-oriented, as the practice of project management expands within industries that were traditionally less project-oriented, such as healthcare, publishing and professional services. Opportunities also …
Project constraints
With any project, some limitations and risks need to be considered and addressed to ensure the project’s ultimate success. The scarcity of available resources for completion of any project gives …
Projectification and its consequences
Globalisation is challenging almost every aspect of the political, economic, social and technological environment. Organisations, whether public or private, have to adapt their strategies and operations to stay competitive and …
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Project Management: How to be a Successful Project Manager