Category: Project Lifecycle
Building Better: An Interview with Dr. Rick Johnson on the Future of Construction Project Management
In the world of architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), few individuals possess the depth of expertise and commitment to leadership as Dr. Rick Johnson. A specialist in management science and project management on a global scale, Dr. Johnson brings two decades of experience as a practitioner-scholar and subject-matter expert in the building industry. As an ...
Taking Strategy Full Cycle : The Project Manager That Drives Strategy | Jeroen Kraaijenbrink
In today's fast-paced and competitive business environment, successful project management is not just about delivering projects on time and to budget. However, it requires project managers to be strategic thinkers, capable of aligning projects with organizational strategy. Are you a project manager who simply manages the day-to-day, checking off tasks and activities without truly understanding ...
Thought Leadership in Project Management: with Kris Sprague, PfMP, PgMP, PMP, PMI-RMP
By Dr. Emad Rahim, PMP, A-CSM Kris Sprague is the Head and Director of Project Planning and Scheduling at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. He is a talented leader that helps organizations achieve their strategy through the successful delivery of portfolios, programs, and projects. Kris has extensive experience building and leading project management organizations and project management offices ...
What are Project Milestones?
By Fahad Usmani, PMP®, PMI-RMP® | founder of PM Study Circle and Guest Contributor In today’s blog post, we will talk about “project milestones” and their importance in project management. Let’s start our discussion with a simple real-world example. Imagine you are in 1980 when there was no GPS and you want to take a ...
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 ...