Getting any project off the ground is impossible without a budget. And once the project is running, the project budget becomes even more important, because it’s an essential tool that lets you know what your agency team is doing and how it’s doing it.Then why are only 34% of projects completed mostly ...
A feasibility study is your project's reality check. It answers the big question: should we actually do this? By examining technical, financial, and operational factors, it helps agencies avoid costly missteps and greenlight ideas that can actually fly.
Wouldn’t it be nice if Work in Progress (WIP) reports, project status reports, client updates, and all the other mind-numbing, creative time-wasting, data-collating tasks could produce themselves?Sure. That would be nice. And, for some creative businesses, they probably already do. We’re talking ...
In project management, making informed and efficient decisions is crucial for success. One tool that has proven indispensable in this process is Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA). It is a structured technique that helps us understand the pros and cons of different choices that meet the demands of a particular ...
Getting to the heart of what clients really want and accurately gathering and interpreting requirements is key to any project's success. That's where the magic of requirement gathering comes in—it's all about tuning into those needs, ensuring we're on the same page from the start.In this blog, we will ...
T-shirt sizing in agile isn’t about picking between medium or large for your next team hoodie. It’s a fast, flexible way to estimate project effort, without getting bogged down in the math. Think smart guessing, but with structure. But how to do it really?
Projects get transferred from one person or group to another in business every day. Whether the current project manager decides to quit or the project is moved to another department, this is very common in organizations today. Still, that doesn’t make it simple or fast. Transferring important projects ...
Let’s do some numbers, shall we? According to research, organizatons that use tried and tested project management practices waste 28 times less money than those that don’t implement them. That is a staggering difference. One of the project management practices that contributes to that figure is lessons ...
In the complex world of project management, juggling various tasks and ensuring they are completed on time is paramount. However, these tasks can often be large, multifaceted, and intimidating. That's where the art of breaking down tasks comes into play.Breaking down tasks, or task decomposition or chunking ...
Don’t you sometimes feel so overwhelmed by your workload that throwing your computer out of the window seems like a perfectly reasonable solution? Indeed, when you have a lot on your plate, it might be challenging to focus on a single task, and actually get down to work. Assuming you know what’s ...
“I’ve never had a project delayed”, said no project manager ever. Why? Because that, right there, is mission impossible, and every project manager knows it.Delays are your non–negotiables in project management. They will test your patience. They’ll test your leadership skills. They’ll push ...
The work has come to an end. The goods have been delivered, and you are one step away from throwing a party to celebrate reaching the project finish line.But then you remember: there’s still the project closure you need to wrap up. So you start to scramble around, trying to find and tie all the loose ...