One of Ireland’s former Ministers for Education, Ruiri Quinn, wanted to stamp out bullying in the classroom, in the schoolyard and online. He insisted that every school had to come up with an action plan to achieve this goal. But was he right? The problem with bullying is that it is ...

On this page: Money is a strange concept. For most of us, our main concern is not having enough of the stuff, but project management professionals (PMPs)® soon realize that money is very much a moveable feast. For instance, suppose we need a piece of equipment for our project and ...

A risk is an uncertainty and that uncertainty can mean a potential banana skin for the project, but also it could mean an extra benefit to the project. For instance, the price of oil is always uncertain. If it is on a downward trend that could have a positive ...

Project management is based on a lot of tried and proven tools and techniques. However, as time passes, new tools and techniques come into the profession and, if they are effective, they replace what went before. This explains why the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK© ...

Schedules are probably what you immediately think of when the term Project Management comes up. Although a project schedule is not the only concern of a project manager, it is certainly one of the most visible aspects of a project. From the child who wants to know “are we ...