What is success? Or, to be more specific, what is success in a project management context? Suppose you are a Project Manager. When can you break out the Champagne and declare your project a success? Is it when your deliverables are transitioned to a maintenance operation or to manufacturing? ...

To be eligible to sit the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam, you need to be an experienced Project Manager.  To ensure this, the Project Management Institute requires you to detail that experience in your application and randomly selects people for audit to ensure that this experience has been genuinely ...

While it is dangerous to generalize, I think it’s safe to suggest that most project managers are concerned about risk and would, at a minimum, like to be aware of all the potential banana-skins in their paths. On this page: Creating a Risk Breakdown Structure: Identifying Potential Risks However, ...

Project Managers tend to think in terms of deliverables. The overall scope of the project involves carrying out tasks that result in a unique product, service or result. At the end of the day, the project will be deemed a success or failure based on what is delivered. The ...

The Project Manager role is often the first exposure a person has to leading a team. For technical people, who are used to working mainly on their own, this can be a daunting development. However, building an effective team around you is a core aspect of managing any project. ...