Category: Methodologies

Outsourcing in Project Management
- Retrieved from PMI.org Combining strategic outsourcing and project management By: Rajagopal, Shan | Mobley, Michael With the coming of the millennium, organizations are continuously examining ways to gain a competitive edge and companies in every industry have begun to take a closer look at their support operations. Customers are demanding more when it comes ...

Perform A Stakeholder Analysis
Stakeholder Analysis Retrieved from: https://www.productplan.com/ What is a Stakeholder Analysis? When it comes to any organizational project, all of the internal people and teams who the project will involve or affect are called its stakeholders. A stakeholder analysis is a process of identifying these people before the project begins; grouping them according to their levels of participation, ...

Book Feature: AGILE LEADERSHIP with a GRIP by Frank Lee Harper, Jr., PhD., PMP
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (August 31, 2013) The first edition of this epic book is filled with a plethora of leadership and management advice that’s rich in content well-organized and effective in the presentation of information. The book shares a world-class leadership framework A.G.I.L.E. L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P. with a G.R.I.P.™, allowing one to turn their dreams into ...

What is the Value of Agile and Scrum for New Managers? By Tony Ellsworth, MPM, MBA, A-CSM
Agile values were alive and well in the Developer Division of Microsoft. The division is not only implementing regular practices and methodologies of Agile, Scrum, and DevOps for itself, but promoting them for others.

Project Calendar Vs Resource Calendar
By Fahad Usmani, PMP®, PMI-RMP®, PM Study Circle contributing In project management, we have two calendars to help organize work and resources. These two calendars are: Project calendar Resource calendar These calendars are developed in the planning phase and are updated throughout the project. However, modifications to these calendars are not as frequent as ...

Configuration Management vs Change Management
By Guest Contributor: Fahad Usmani Project environments are dynamic and changes are constant in areas like process, planning, or scope. You can group these changes into two categories: Change Management Configuration Management “Change Management” is the first category. Here you manage changes related to project management plans, processes, and baselines. In the second category, you manage ...