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A few weeks ago I was asked to take over a project from another project manager. The project was troubled and the key stakeholders were incredibly frustrated. There was no solid plan in place. The execution activities were initiated and there are problems with the product that has frustrations boiling over. I knew the first […]

            Project scope management encompasses the processes leveraged to define, document, and control the work efforts and outputs of the project and set clear boundaries to document and facilitate an understanding of what is included and what is not in the project. There are five processes involved in project scope management, as described below (Schwalbe, […]

            A WBS is a deliverable-centric grouping of work activities, broken or decomposed into smaller task or work packages. The WBS defines and documents the scope of work within any project. The multiple approaches to create WBS are as described below (Schwalbe, 2012). Analogy Approach – This entails review and analysis of the WBS of […]

As I reflect upon 2013 I remember how the year began. I was having trouble with a new manager and the highly visible Program I was working on was troubled. A new Program Director was assigned and I had an opportunity for a fresh start. It was not easy. I remember being asked if I […]

What is the “squeaky wheel” ? If you manage projects long enough you will encounter a “squeaky wheel”. A squeaky wheel is that person on your program/project team that likes to make “noise”. It is that individual who will challenge your plan and your ideas but not always in a good way. This is the […]

Managing time can be a challenging endeavor from time to time. In the past there were a few times I caused my own challenges when I wouldn’t admit I was over allocated to the extent the quality of my performance would suffer. Now I am not against working overtime when it is required, it comes […]

Properly managing stakeholder expectation is important to your project’s success. There will be times you will be expected to deliver toward a date that is given to you without the due diligence you need to complete all of your planning. It can be tempting to agree to expectations that can be unreasonable because of the concerns over correcting the […]

A New Manager Recently I was working under a new manager that had a unique style of managing. This was an individual that was new to the department and the type of projects we are assigned to manage. Needless to say, I was not a favorite of the new manager and soon I found myself […]