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The war room concept has been in use for a long time, yet many people
still have issues figuring out what this concept is about. When
someone mentions a war room, the first thing you think about probably
has ...
Making decisions, especially those that will affect your entire team
and their performance, is the most challenging thing to do as a
project manager. While many believe that writing pros and cons can fix
this ...
Proof of concept is an exercise to see whether to turn an idea into
reality. It helps you determine the idea's feasibility or verify
whether it function as imagined.Brainstorming brilliant and fresh
ideas is ...
Smart managers are always on the lookout, focusing on hidden risks
that can sidetrack any project or business. Without a contingency
plan, there is no risk management recovery plan. Even if your plan was
designed ...
I am Dr. Michael St. Pierre, an Executive Director of the Catholic
Campus Ministry Association. I manage a team of seven people located
in seven different states here in the U.S. We use ActiveCollab to
manage ...
If you manage an Agile team, your responsibilities don't only involve
reaching an established goal but managing the project's timing. To
plan effectively, you have to anticipate the unexpected. However ...
You would often hear project managers using issue management and risk
management interchangeably. However, did you know that these two
concepts are entirely different and need to be handled differently?A
skilled ...
Many companies and organizations struggle to deliver projects on time
and within budget. Every successful project eventually comes down to
people, the essential resource of an organization. Generally speaking,
resource ...
Starting a private school was much different from starting a regular
startup or an IT company, which was the case with my previous business
endeavors. Owning and running an eLearning design and development
company ...
The term agile is used quite loosely today, but what does it really
mean? Can a strategy or a team be agile by simply following a
step-by-step development plan?Many organizations have evolved, and
their ...
No one can deny that deliverables play a significant role in
completing a project on time, within budget, and with minimal effort.
Deliverables are one of the things that will guide your team members,
set ...
Project managers who have been in this business for a long time know
that plans are very variable. Even the best-thought-out plans can go
astray, and one delayed task can derail the entire project.That's ...