How to Track Percent Complete
Take a look at 3 methods to track percent complete. This is helpful information for all project managers.
Glossary
A collection of blog articles about common terms and topics in project management.
How to Manage Expectations on Your Projects
This is a guest article by Grace Windsor from BrightWork. Have you ever delivered a project on time and within budget only to discover that your client is unhappy with the final result? This often stems from mismatched expectations, and is quite unpleasant for both parties. I still remember feeling deflated and frustrated following a…
An Introduction to Project Steering Groups
Here’s an introduction to project steering groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project.
Agile Teams: Roles & Structures That Work
Learn what makes up an Agile team and the roles you’ll find within it, along with the team structures to use to set up your agile team for success.
How to Manage Team Conflict with 5 Strategies for Conflict Resolution
Conflicts happen on even the most well managed projects. Here is when to watch out for them happening during a project.
Project Risk Management: A How-To Guide (with tips)
Risk management is a staple skill of project managers. As the project environments we work in get more and more complex, with greater levels of uncertainty and more transformative, disruptive projects, being able to deal with risk remains top of the list of desirable skills for managers in all areas of business. However, project risk…
RACI/RASCI Charts: A Complete Guide
Everything you ever wanted to know about RACI charts (or RASCI, if you prefer that version). Includes a RACI example and a video. Plus a free roles and responsibilities template. Basically, a bumper post about the project responsibilities assignment matrix!
How to Use a Virtual Scavenger Hunt for Team Building at Work
Find out how to run a scavenger hunt team building exercise with your team at work without needing to leave the office (if you want!).
9 Essential Project Management Competencies
My thoughts on the project management competencies you should be focused on for professional development in 2021.
Project Resource Management: The Ultimate Guide on How to Master It
Resources are the largest contributor to successful project delivery, and project managers spend significant time planning and managing their activities. Both resource and project managers work in tandem to develop resourcing strategies for projects. The project manager estimates the resource requirement and creates open positions that get fulfilled by the resource manager. Once deployed, the…
9 Types of Artifacts in Project Management
Learn about the types of artifacts (i.e. documents and things you create) required in project management. You might not need them all on every project.
Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) Estimate and How to Calculate It (with example)
What is a ROM estimate used for? A rough order of magnitude estimate is used to give you a very high level view of potential project costs. Ideally, you’d be able to provide a definitive estimate, carefully created from loads of input from subject matter experts and plenty of research on past projects and their…