Project Management Archives - Page 9 of 12 - Project Management Academy

Agile for All

Teams that seek to deliver quality, tested deliverables in as short a timeframe as possible are likely already using Agile practices even if they do not know it. The Agile Project Management framework in fact leverages practices that are so common that they do not have an “origin” story, such as prioritization, stand-up meetings, and […]

Project Management

What is the Status of Your Status Reports?

Megan Bell

The time you spend to ensure you have effective and efficient status reports, will benefit you in current projects and beyond. Use the three tips below to take a careful look at your current reporting and find ways to make it move from a “yellow” or “red” status to “green” thus ensuring better communications in

PMP Exam Prep, Professional Development, Project Management

Why Choose a PMI Authorized Training Partner (ATP) for Your Training

Megan Bell

Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Authorized Training Partners program ensures that all training content and instructors are aligned with industry standards so you can be confident about the variety of courses in your area. Whether you’re looking for an entire project management course, or if it’s just a refresher on key skills like communication – Project

Project Management

Project Managers: Don’t Neglect Your “Back to the Office” Plan!

Kiron Bondale

It would be an understatement to say that project managers have had to deal with a lot of change this year. Projects have had their budgets vastly reduced or been cancelled outright, and remote work has become the norm rather than the exception. We are still far from the end of the pandemic, but in

Project Management

Managing Project Scope

Megan Bell

Everything is ready for your Project Kick Off: a scope statement, a defined process for approvals, a documented change process, and a detailed Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Everything will go exactly as planned from Day One, right? Uh, likely not. Project Managers have to manage the change requests guaranteed to come from the start. The

Project Management

Project Management Software: Gotta Have or Nice to Have?

Megan Bell

It is hard to count the times I have been asked, “what is the best project management software?” with the implied belief that the right software will ensure project success. Project Management (PM) software is a very powerful tool helping to manage the team’s tasks, to manage changes, and to monitor the progress towards deliverables.

Professional Development, Project Management

Managing Unrealistic Project Schedules

Megan Bell

There you are, making yet another change in your once perfect project schedule; the client keeps changing the scope, the team’s productivity is slipping, and your budget cannot cover the newly requested features. How did this happen? Project Managers of all levels of experience and in every industry will face the dreaded project with an

Project Management

Fixing a Troubled Project

Megan Bell

If when you were hiring an expert, they told you there was maybe a 50% chance they could actually complete the work you requested but that you should pay them up front and never ask questions, you would most likely look for a different solution. And yet, managers expect Project Managers to plan for a

Project Management

Are You an Unbeliever?

Kiron Bondale

I was asked a very unique question by one of the learners in a project management course I taught this week: “How do I motivate my team members when even I don’t believe in the project?“.

Project Management

Why Project Requirements Should Be Required

Megan Bell

When a project fails, blame is often thrown in many directions: lack of budget, technology issues, or communication gaps. Yet root cause analysis frequently reveals project failure begins in requirements that are poorly scoped or lacking in end user input. Some reports have gone as far as estimating 71% of project failure is the result