February 2009

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Integration Management, Project Planning
3 Tools to Make Work Breakdown Structure
02.22.09 | Permalink | 9 Comments

After making a preliminary scope statement and some high level planning, most contracts can be signed and actual production can start. The direction of the project is clear but more details are needed to efficiently control the work. For this I get the project team together and make a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), it’s a [...]
Project Planning
How does a project get a year late?
02.17.09 | Permalink | Comment?

One day at a time. This little piece of wisdom is one of my favorite project management proverbs. It’s number 40 in a long list of PM jokes and proverbs I found the other day. Interesting stuff, but be warned, you’ll notice about 95% of it is horribly corny.
communication
How to Bring Bad News
02.15.09 | Permalink | Comment?

Here are a few things I learned: When some bad news for your team stresses you out or makes you angry for some reason, take care not to contaminate other people on the project. Take some time to cool down before you bring the message. Keep things objective and focused when you do. If you [...]
Project Planning
Planning the Perfect Deadline
02.05.09 | Permalink | 4 Comments

Here are some important things you can use as a checklist when thinking about deadlines. Check to see if a deadline is on a Friday, this happens all the time and it’s probably a bad idea because people make plans for the weekend and if something should go wrong you’re in for a challenge. I [...]